The U11/U12 snRNP 65K protein acts as a molecular bridge, binding the U12 snRNA and U11-59K protein

EMBO Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3057-3069

  Benecke, Heike ^a   Lührmann, Reinhard ^a   Will, Cindy L ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intron bridging; Pre mRNA splicing; U11 U12 snRNP; U12 type spliceosome

Indexed keywords

SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; U11 U12 SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; U11 SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, HUMAN; U11/U12 SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; U12 SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA SPLICING; SPLICEOSOME; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CONFORMATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPLICEOSOMES;

EID: 27144468045     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600765     Document Type: Article

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