Processing of intron-encoded box C/D small nucleolar RNAs lacking a 5',3'-terminal stem structure

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 4522-4531

  Darzacq, Xavier ^a   Kiss, Tamás ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBULIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA PRECURSOR; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; INTRON; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEOLUS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MAMMALS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR;

EID: 0034043403     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.13.4522-4531.2000     Document Type: Article

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