Phosphorylation of the ASF/SF2 RS domain affects both protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions and is necessary for splicing

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 334-344

  Xiao, Shou Hua ^a   Manley, James L ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

ASF SF2; phosphorylation; pre mRNA splicing; RS domain; SR proteins

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DIPEPTIDE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SERINE; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 0031042396     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.3.334     Document Type: Article

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