The sequence of the 5' end of the U8 small nucleolar RNA is critical for 5.8S and 28S rRNA maturation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 3702-3713

  Peculis, Brenda A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RIBOSOME; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030978798     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.7.3702     Document Type: Article

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