A ribosomal function is necessary for efficient splicing of the T4 phage thymidylate synthase intron in vivo

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1327-1337

  Semrad, Katharina ^a   Schroeder, Renée ^a  

^a Vienna Biocenter   (Austria)

Author keywords

Group I intron splicing; RNA chaperones; Translation

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; MUTANT PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXON; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RIBOSOME; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSLATION; STOP CODON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; T4 PHAGE;

EID: 0032079494     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.9.1327     Document Type: Article

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