Inosine exists in mRNA at tissue-specific levels and is most abundant in brain mRNA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1120-1127

  Paul, Michael S ^a   Bass, Brenda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADAR; Deaminase; Inosine; RNA editing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; INOSINE; INOSINE PHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLATED RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; INOSINE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; POLY A; RATS; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, TRANSFER;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032481315     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.4.1120     Document Type: Article

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