Heterologous rRNA gene expression: Internal fragmentation of Sciara coprophila 28S rRNA within microinjected Xenopus laevis oocytes

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 523-536

  Basile Borgia, A E ^a   Dunbar, D A ^a,b   Ware, V C ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cabrini University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Gap; Hidden break; Insect; Processing; rRNA

Indexed keywords

BRADYSIA COPROPHILA; FUNGI; INSECTA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

INSECT PROTEIN; RNA 28S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; RNA PROCESSING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIPTERA; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT PROTEINS; OOCYTES; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 27744535091     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2005.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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