Functions of Lsm proteins in mRNA degradation and splicing

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 346-350

  He, Weihai ^a   Parker, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SPLICING; SHORT SURVEY; YEAST;

EID: 0034103227     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(00)00098-3     Document Type: Review

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