Assembly of the U1 snRNP involves interactions with the backbone of the terminal stem of U1 snRNA

RNA

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-201

  McConnell, Timothy S ^a,b   Lokken, R Peter ^a,c   Steitz, Joan A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rib X Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

NAIM; RNA protein interactions; Sm snRNPs; U1 snRNA; U1A protein

Indexed keywords

SMALL NUCLEOLAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPLEX FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; RNA ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U1 SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR;

EID: 0037322576     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.2136103     Document Type: Article

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