Mitochondrial asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase is encoded by the yeast nuclear gene YCR24c

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 268-273

  Landrieu, Isabelle ^a,b   Vandenbol, Micheline ^a   Härtlein, Michael ^b   Portetelle, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (France)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase; Asparagine; Mitochondria; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; ASPARAGINE TRANSFER RIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHETASE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL RESPIRATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAPLOIDY; MITOCHONDRION; MUTATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0031028202     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.0268a.x     Document Type: Article

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