Molecular genetic analysis of the heterodimeric splicing factor U2AF: The RS domain on either the large or small Drosophila subunit is dispensable in vivo

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1010-1021

  Rudner, David Z ^a,b   Breger, Kevin S ^a,c   Rio, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruitfly; Pre mRNA splicing; RNA binding proteins; RS domains; SR proteins

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA SPLICING;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0032054197     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.7.1010     Document Type: Article

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