Sequence-independent assembly of spermatid mRNAs into messenger ribonucleoprotein particles

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 3904-3915

  Schmidt, Edward E ^a   Hanson, Eric S ^a   Capecchi, Mario R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; POLYSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPORTER GENE; RNA BINDING; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TRANSGENE;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032955275     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.5.3904     Document Type: Article

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