In vivo translation and stability of trans-spliced mRNAs in nematode embryos

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-106

  Cheng, Guofeng ^a   Cohen, Leah ^b   Mikhli, Claudette ^b   Jankowska Anyszka, Marzena ^c   Stepinski, Janusz ^c   Darzynkiewicz, Edward ^c   Davis, Richard E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ascaris; mRNA stability; Nematode; Spliced leader; Trans splicing; Translation; Trimethylguanosine cap

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLATED RNA; SPLICED LEADER RNA;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SPLICING; RNA STABILITY; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANS SPLICING;

ANIMALS; ASCARIS; BASE SEQUENCE; HALF-LIFE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA STABILITY; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, SPLICED LEADER; TRANS-SPLICING;

ASCARIS; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA;

EID: 34247533849     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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