The 65 and 110 kDA SR-related proteins of the U4/U6·U5 tri-snRNP are essential for the assembly of mature spliceosomes

EMBO Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2553-2563

  Makarova, Olga V ^a   Makarov, Evgeny M ^a   Lührmann, Reinhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

RNA splicing; snRNP proteins; Spliceosome assembly; SR proteins; U4 U6 U5 tri snRNPs

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; RNA SPLICING; SPLICEOSOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U4-U6 SMALL NUCLEAR; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U5 SMALL NUCLEAR; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPLICEOSOMES; UBIQUITINS;

EID: 0035873254     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.10.2553     Document Type: Article

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