Mutation in the splicing factor Hprp3p linked to retinitis pigmentosa impairs interactions within the U4/U6 snRNP complex

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-239

  Gonzalez Santos, Juana Maria ^a,b   Cao, Huibi ^a   Duan, Rongqi Cathleen ^a   Hu, Jim ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASEIN KINASE II; GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR SPLICING FACTOR HPRP3P; METHIONINE; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SPLICING;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CELL LINE; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; POINT MUTATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U4-U6 SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA SPLICING; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR;

EID: 37849052241     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddm300     Document Type: Article

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