Trichomonas vaginalis possesses a gene encoding the essential spliceosomal component, PRP8

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-278

  Fast, Naomi M ^a   Doolittle, W Ford ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Parabasalia; PRP8; Spliceosome; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; SHORT SURVEY; SPLICEOSOME; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0032908622     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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