Special Sm core complex functions in assembly of the U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein of Trypanosoma brucei

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1228-1234

  Preußer, Christian ^a   Palfi, Zsofia ^a   Bindereif, Albrecht ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; U2 SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; U2 SNRNP, TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U2 SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SNRNP CORE PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 68549094444     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00090-09     Document Type: Article

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