Mis-targeted methylation in rRNA can severely impair ribosome synthesis and activity

RNA Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 249-254

  Liu, Ben ^a,b   Liang, Xue Hai ^a   Piekna Przybylska, Dorota ^a   Liu, Qing ^a   Fournier, Maurille J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Methylation; Ribosome; rRNA; snoRNA

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RIBOSOME RNA; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RIBOSOME; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA METHYLATION; RNA TRANSLATION; SYNTHESIS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 57349109265     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.6916     Document Type: Article

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