WRS-85D: A tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase expressed to high levels in the developing Drosophila salivary gland

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1595-1608

  Seshaiah, Partha ^a   Andrew, Deborah J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; SYNTHETASE; TRANSFER RNA; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 0032896655     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.5.1595     Document Type: Article

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