The 5S ribosomal RNA gene from the early diverging protozoa Trichomonas vaginalis

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-273

  Torres Machorro, Ana Lilia ^a   Hernández, Roberto ^a   Sánchez, Joaquín ^b   López Villaseñor, Imelda ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

5S rRNA; Hairpin; Parasite; Protozoa; Ribosome; RNA polymerase III; Transcription termination

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; NUCLEAR FACTOR I; RNA 5S; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EUKARYOTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EUKARYOTA; PROTOZOA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 30544441455     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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