The path of transcripts from extra-nucleolar synthetic sites to nuclear pores: Transcripts in transit are concentrated in discrete structures containing SR protein

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2269-2282

  Iborra, F J ^a   Jackson, D A ^a   Cook, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotin CTP; Bromouridine; Immunogold labelling; Stereology

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; HELA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

CELL NUCLEOLUS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; URIDINE;

EID: 0031670145     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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