Ataxin-2, global regulators of bacterial gene expression, and spliceosomal snRNP proteins share a conserved domain

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-5

  Neuwald, Andrew F ^a,b   Koonin, Eugene V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SPLICEOSOME;

EID: 0031883849     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090050184     Document Type: Short Survey

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