Characterization of a gene encoding Survival Motor Neuron (SMN)-related protein, a constituent of the spliceosome complex

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2149-2156

  Talbot, Kevin ^a   Miguel Aliaga, Irene ^a   Mohaghegh, Payam ^a   Ponting, Chris P ^a   Davies, Kay E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPLICEOSOME;

EID: 0031759799     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.13.2149     Document Type: Article

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