Localization, structure and expression of the gene for translation initiation factor eIF-4E from Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 253, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 624-633

  Hernandez G ^a   Diez Del Corral, R ^a   Santoyo, J ^a   Campuzano, S ^a   Sierra, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; Development; Drosophila; eIF 4E; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INITIATION FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 3; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4E; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE INITIATION FACTORS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031035077     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050365     Document Type: Article

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