Pre-mRNA processing enhancer (PPE) element increases the expression of an intronless thymidylate synthase gene but does not affect intron-dependent S phase regulation

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-116

  Lee, Tina X ^a   Johnson, Lee F ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Cultured mammalian cells; Gene transfection; hnRNP L; mRNA export; Nuclear transport

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; CRICETINAE; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTRONS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, MESSENGER; S PHASE; THYMIDINE KINASE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032080336     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(19980501)69:2<104::AID-JCB2>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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