Structure and biogenesis of small nucleolar RNAs acting as guides for ribosomal RNA modification

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 377-389

  Filipowicz, Witold ^a   Pelczar, Pawel ^a   Pogacic, Vanda ^a   Dragon, François ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Modified nucleotides; Nucleolus; RNA modification; rRNA processing; SnoRNAs; snoRNPs

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VERTEBRATA;

RIBOSOME RNA; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; HUMAN; INTRON; METABOLISM; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTRONS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR;

EID: 0032608471     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1999_4171     Document Type: Review

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