RNA editing by adenosine deaminases generates RNA and protein diversity

Biochimie

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 791-803

  Schaub, Myriam ^a   Keller, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ADARs; ADATs; Adenosine deaminase; Inosine; RNA editing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; DIMER; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; INOSINE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOSIDE; RNA; VIRUS RNA; ADENOSINE;

CYTOPLASM; ENZYME MECHANISM; EUKARYOTE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC CODE; GENOME; INSECT; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RNA EDITING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; VIRUS; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTICODON; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EUKARYOTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTICODON; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INOSINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; RNA EDITING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036703330     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(02)01446-3     Document Type: Article

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