Intronless mRNA transport elements may affect multiple steps of pre-mRNA processing

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1642-1652

  Huang, Yingqun ^a   Wimler, Kim M ^a   Carmichael, Gordon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intronless mRNA; mRNA transport; Polyadenylation; Splicing

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; H2 ANTIGEN; HISTONE; MESSENGER RNA; REV PROTEIN; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPORT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRON; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HERPES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0033559693     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.6.1642     Document Type: Article

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