Smaug, a novel RNA-binding protein that operates a translational switch in Drosophila

Molecular Cell

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-218

  Dahanukar, Anupama ^a   Walker, James A ^a   Wharton, Robin P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; NANOS PROTEIN; OSKAR; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA PRECURSOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE SWITCHING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EID: 0033180476     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(00)80368-8     Document Type: Article

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