The intron-containing L3 ribosomal protein gene (RPL3): Sequence analysis and identification of U43 and of two novel intronic small nucleolar RNAs

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1490, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 225-236

  Duga, Stefano ^a   Asselta, Rosanna ^b   Malcovati, Massimo ^b   Tenchini, Maria L ^b   Ronchi, Severino ^a   Simonic, Tatjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Dipto Biol Genet le Sci Mediche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gene structure; L3 ribosomal protein; Small nucleolar RNA; U43; U82; U83

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTRONS; METHYLATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; RNA PROBES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0033967244     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(99)00237-7     Document Type: Article

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