How arginine-rich domains coordinate mRNA maturation events

RNA Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-75

  Godin, Katherine S ^a   Varani, Gabriele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine methylation; Arginine rich protein; Post transcriptional regulation; RGG box; RNA binding protein; RNA processing; RS domain; SR protein

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLYCINE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYADENYLIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SM; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SERINE; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSOL; HUMAN; METAZOON; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA BINDING; RNA METHYLATION; RNA PROCESSING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; RNA TRANSPORT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 36248971198     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.4.2.4869     Document Type: Review

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