The pathway for DNA recognition and RNA integration by a group II intron retrotransposon

Molecular Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 795-805

  Aizawa, Yasunori ^a,c   Xiang, Qing ^a,d   Lambowitz, Alan M ^b   Pyle, Anna Marie ^a,e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA SPLICING; GENE TARGETING; INTRON; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; RETROPOSON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0344643065     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(03)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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