The Trypanosoma brucei La protein is a candidate poly(U) shield that impacts spliced leader RNA maturation and tRNA intron removal

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-366

  Foldynová Trantírková, Silvie ^a,b   Paris, Zdeněk ^a   Sturm, Nancy R ^b   Campbell, David A ^b   Lukeš, Julius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetoplastid; RNA interference; snRNA; tRNA splicing

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; LA ANTIGEN; POLYURIDYLIC ACID; RNA 5S; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; SPLICED LEADER RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

PARASITOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HUMAN; INTRON; KNOCKOUT GENE; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA METHYLATION; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EUKARYOTA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 15244345848     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.12.012     Document Type: Article

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