RNA stabilization by the AU-rich element binding protein, HuR, an ELAV protein

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3461-3470

  Peng, Sheila S Y ^a   Chen, Chyi Ying A ^a   Xu, Nianhua ^a   Shyu, Ann Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AU rich element; ELAV protein; HuR; Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling; Tetracycline regulatory system

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; ONCOPROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; ONCOGENE C JUN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA METABOLISM;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; GENES, FOS; GENES, JUN; HU PARANEOPLASTIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MICE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032526417     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.12.3461     Document Type: Article

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