Unusual distribution of mitochondrial large subunit rRNA in the cytosol during conjugation in Tetrahymena thermophila

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 255-262

  Kobayashi, Takashi ^a,b   Endoh, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; RNA localization; rRNA; Sexual cycle; Stem mitochondria

Indexed keywords

LARGE SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA;

ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; CYTOSOL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; RNA PROBE; RNA TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CYTOSOL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIA; RNA; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 11144320331     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.79.255     Document Type: Article

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