RNA polymerase II in Cajal bodies of amphibian oocytes

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 258-268

  Morgan, Garry T ^a   Doyle, Olivia ^b   Murphy, Christine ^b   Gall, Joseph G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

B snurposome; Cajal body; Coiled body; Germinal vesicle; Lampbrush chromosome; Oocyte; RNA polymerase II; Transcription

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; COILED BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA PROCESSING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0033925931     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2000.4231     Document Type: Article

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