Role of the modular domains of SR proteins in subnuclear localization and alternative splicing specificity

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-238

  Cáceres, Javier F ^a,c   Misteli, Tom ^a   Screaton, Gavin R ^b   Spector, David L ^a   Krainer, Adrian R ^a  

^a Watson School of Biological Sciences   (United States)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; SPLICEOSOME;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 0038401969     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.138.2.225     Document Type: Article

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