The neuronal RNA binding protein Nova-1 recognizes specific RNA targets in vitro and in vivo

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3194-3201

  Buckanovich, Ronald J ^a   Darnell, Robert B ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; BRAIN EXTRACT; MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BINDING AFFINITY; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE TARGETING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; MYOCLONUS; NONHUMAN; OPSOCLONUS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 0030992812     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.6.3194     Document Type: Article

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