Amino acids as regulators of gene expression at the level of mRNA translation

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Jefferson, Leonard S ^a   Kimball, Scot R ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eukaryotic initiation factor; Internal ribosome entry site; mRNA leucine; Upstream open reading frame

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; INITIATION FACTOR 2; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN KINASE; RAPAMYCIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERNAL RIBOSOME ENTRY SITE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037712737     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.6.2046s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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