Recent findings in the modern RNA world

International Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-11

  Meli, M ^a   Albert Fournier, B ^a   Maurel, M C ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

ncRNA; Ribosome; RNA world; Snorposome; Spliceosome

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE; TELOMERASE; TRANSFER RNA;

CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; RNA EDITING; SPLICEOSOME;

EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBOSOMES; RNA; RNA EDITING; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, TRANSFER; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE; SPLICEOSOMES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TELOMERASE; VAULT RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PARTICLES;

EID: 0035289235     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101230100002     Document Type: Article

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