Hierarchical, clustered protein interactions with U4/U6 snRNA: A biochemical role for U4/U6 proteins

EMBO Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 5527-5538

  Nottrott, Stephanie ^a   Urlaub, Henning ^a   Lührmann, Reinhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pre mRNA splicing; Protein 15.5K; Protein RNA interaction; RNA binding domain; snRNP assembly

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; PROTEIN U4; PROTEIN U6; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; DISSOCIATION; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPLICEOSOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U4-U6 SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA SPLICING; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPLICEOSOMES;

EID: 0037107418     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf544     Document Type: Article

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