Modifications of U2 snRNA are required for snRNP assembly and pre-mRNA splicing

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 5783-5795

  Yu, Yi Tao ^a   Shu, Mei Di ^a   Steitz, Joan A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Modification; snRNP biogenesis; Splicing; U2 snRNA; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURIDINE; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; PSEUDOURIDINE; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; RNA METHYLATION; RNA SPLICING; RNA STRUCTURE; SPLICEOSOME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; GUANOSINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; PSEUDOURIDINE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA CAPS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA SPLICING; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; SPLICEOSOMES; XENOPUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0032189145     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.19.5783     Document Type: Article

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