Another view of the role of FMRP in translational regulation

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-252

  Zalfa, F ^b   Bagni, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TARGET CELL; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 13244249759     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4521-1     Document Type: Note

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