Intronic binding sites for hnRNP A/B and hnRNP F/H proteins stimulate pre-mRNA splicing

PLoS Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-185

  Martinez Contreras, Rebeca ^a   Fisette, Jean François ^a   Nasim, Faiz Ul Hassan ^a   Madden, Richard ^a   Cordeau, Mélanie ^a   Chabot, Benoit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RNA PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; EXON; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRON; NONHUMAN; RNA SPLICING; STIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; HETEROGENEOUS-NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN GROUP A-B; HETEROGENEOUS-NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN GROUP F-H; INTRONS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 33244483620     PISSN: 15457885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040021     Document Type: Article

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