Electron microscope visualization of RNA transcription and processing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Miller chromatin spreading

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 464, Issue , 2008, Pages 55-69

  Osheim, Yvonne N ^a   French, Sarah L ^a   Sikes, Martha L ^a   Beyer, Ann L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Ribosomal RNA; RNA processing; Transcription; Yeast

Indexed keywords

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 60349120024     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-461-6_4     Document Type: Article

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