mRNA expression in mitochondria of the red alga Chondrus crispus requires a unique RNA-processing mechanism, internal cleavage of upstream tRNAs at pyrimidine 48

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 288, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 579-584

  Richard, Odile ^a   Kloareg, Bernard ^a   Boyen, Catherine ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Chondrus crispus mitochondria; Red alga; RNA processing; RNase; tRNA

Indexed keywords

ALANINE TRANSFER RNA; ARGININE TRANSFER RNA; ASPARTIC ACID TRANSFER RNA; CYSTEINE TRANSFER RNA; GLUTAMIC ACID TRANSFER RNA; GLYCINE TRANSFER RNA; ISOLEUCINE TRANSFER RNA; LEUCINE TRANSFER RNA; LYSINE TRANSFER RNA; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE TRANSFER RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; PHENYLALANINE TRANSFER RNA; PYRIMIDINE; TRANSFER RNA; TRYPTOPHAN TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED ALGA; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE;

ALGAE; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; EUKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0033043836     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2725     Document Type: Article

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