A highly conserved RNA-binding protein for cytoplasmic mRNA localization in vertebrates

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 489-496

  Deshler, James O ^a   Highett, Martin I ^a   Abramson, Tatiana ^a   Schnapp, Bruce J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCING; MESSENGER RNA; XENOPUS;

EUKARYOTA; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032560007     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70200-3     Document Type: Article

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