Twelve group I introns in the same pre-rRNA transcript of the myxomycete Fuligo septica: RNA processing and evolution

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1283-1293

  Lundblad, Eirik W ^a   Einvik, Christer ^a   Rønning, Sissel ^a   Haugli, Kari ^a   Johansen, Steinar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fuligo; Group I intron; Myxomycete; Ribosomal RNA; RNA splicing

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; FULIGO SEPTICA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MYXOMYCETES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INTRONS; MYXOMYCETES; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

FULIGO; FULIGO SEPTICA; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 3042546667     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh126     Document Type: Article

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