Seven novel methylation guide small nucleolar RNAs are processed from a common polycistronic transcript by Rat1p and RNase III in yeast

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1144-1158

  Qu, Liang Hu ^a   Henras, Anthony ^b   Lu, Yong Jun ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a   Zhou, Wei Xin ^a   Zhu, Yuan Qi ^a   Zhao, Jin ^a   Henry, Yves ^b   Caizergues Ferrer, Michèle ^b   Bachellerie, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE III; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA PRECURSOR; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ARTICLE; CISTRON; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA METHYLATION; RNA PROCESSING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032906632     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.2.1144     Document Type: Article

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