trans and cis splicing in trypanosomatids: Mechanism, factors, and regulation

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 830-840

  Liang, Xue Hai ^a   Haritan, Asaf ^a   Uliel, Shai ^a   Michaeli, Shulamit ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA HELICASE; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; SPLICED LEADER RNA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FLAGELLATE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYADENYLATION; RNA SPLICING; SHORT SURVEY; TRANS SPLICING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYADENYLATION; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA HELICASES; RNA SPLICE SITES; RNA SPLICING; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA, SPLICED LEADER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRANS-SPLICING; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 0142247085     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.2.5.830-840.2003     Document Type: Short Survey

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