The La autoantigen contains a dimerization domain that is essential for enhancing translation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 163-169

  Craig, Andrew W B ^a   Svitkin, Yuri V ^a   Lee, Han S ^a   Belsham, Graham J ^a,b   Sonenberg, Nahum ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DIMERIZATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSACTIVATION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 0031032735     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.1.163     Document Type: Article

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