Pre-mRNA splicing of IgM exons M1 and M2 is directed by a juxtaposed splicing enhancer and inhibitor

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 462-471

  Kan, Julie L C ^a   Green, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pre mRNA splicing; Splicing enhancer; Splicing inhibitor; U2AF

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; ENHANCER REGION; EXON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SPLICING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033557806     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.4.462     Document Type: Article

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