In vitro transcription of the Leptomonas seymouri SL RNA and U2 snRNA genes using homologous cell extracts

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 183-192

  Huie, Janet L ^a   He, Ping ^a   Bellofatto, Vivian ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Guanosine less cassette; Leptomonas seymouri; Spliced leader RNA gene; Transcription; Trypanosoma; U2 snRNA gene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL EXTRACTS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; TEMPLATES, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

LEPTOMONAS SEYMOURI; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0031438788     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00146-1     Document Type: Article

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