Nerve growth factor mRNA stability is controlled by a cis-acting instability determinant in the 3'-untranslated region

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 118-126

  Tang, Binwu ^a   Wang, Minzhen ^a   Wise, Bradley C ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Cell free RNA decay; HEK293 cell; mRNA half life; Neurotrophin; RNA binding protein; Transfection

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0030978944     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(96)00278-1     Document Type: Article

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