RNA-dependent cytoplasmic anchoring of a transcription factor subunit during Xenopus development

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 3683-3693

  Brzostowski, Joseph ^b   Robinson, Carl ^a   Orford, Robert ^a   Elgar, Stuart ^a   Scarlett, Garry ^a   Peterkin, Tessa ^a   Malartre, Marianne ^a   Kneale, Geoffrey ^a   Wormington, Michael ^b   Guille, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CCAAT factor; GATA 2; Nuclear translocation; Ribonucleoprotein; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA BINDING; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS;

EID: 0034679608     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.14.3683     Document Type: Article

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