Analysis of translation initiation using a translation control reporter system

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1531-1537

  Wiesenthal, Volker ^a   Leutz, Achim ^a   Calkhoven, Cornelis F ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPORTER GENE;

CELL LINE; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 34347235159     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.274     Document Type: Article

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