Conserved boxes C and D are essential nucleolar localization elements of U14 and U8 snoRNAs

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3176-3187

  Lange, Thilo Sascha ^a   Borovjagin, Anton ^a   Maxwell, E Stuart ^b   Gerbi, Susan A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boxes C and D; Nucleolar localization; snoRNA

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; RNA 18S; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032100640     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.11.3176     Document Type: Article

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