Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in health and disease

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1893-1900

  Frischmeyer, Pamela A ^a   Dietz, Harry C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; CODON, NONSENSE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0032837376     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.10.1893     Document Type: Review

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