The role of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe gar2 protein in nucleolar structure and function depends on the concerted action of its highly charged N terminus and its RNA-binding domains

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2011-2023

  Sicard, Hélène ^a   Faubladier, Marlène ^a   Noaillac Depeyre, Jacqueline ^a   Léger Silvestre, Isabelle ^a   Gas, Nicole ^a   Caizergues Ferrer, Michèle ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031858634     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.8.2011     Document Type: Article

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