Nonsense mutations inhibit RNA splicing in a cell-free system: Recognition of mutant codon is independent of protein synthesis

Cell

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 415-422

  Aoufouchi, Said ^a   Yélamos, José ^a   Milstein, César ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CODON; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA SPLICING; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 15844406352     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81119-8     Document Type: Article

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