Allele-specific genetic interactions between Prp8 and RNA active site residues suggest a function for Prp8 at the catalytic core of the spliceosome

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1970-1982

  Collins, Catherine A ^a   Guthrie, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pre mRNA splicing; Prp8; U6 snRNA; Yeast

Indexed keywords

SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA SPLICING; SPLICEOSOME; YEAST;

EID: 0033179776     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.15.1970     Document Type: Article

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