Messenger RNA surveillance systems monitoring proper translation termination

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Akimitsu, Nobuyoshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

mRNA quality control; mRNA surveillance; Ribosome; Stop codon; Translation

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

BACTERIUM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTE; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MAMMAL CELL; METABOLISM; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; STOP CODON;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CODON, NONSENSE; MAMMALS; MODELS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; YEASTS;

EID: 38849113244     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvm204     Document Type: Review

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