Nuclear pre-mRNA 3′-end processing regulates synapse and axon development in C. elegans

Development

Volumn 137, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2237-2250

  Van Epps, Heather ^a,c   Dai, Ya ^b,d   Qi, Yingchuan ^a   Goncharov, Alexandr ^a,b   Jin, Yishi ^a,b  

^a NEUROBIOLOGY SECTION   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon development; C. elegans; Nuclear polyadenylation; Pre mRNA 3 end processing; Synapse

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROLINE RICH PROTEIN; PROTEIN SYNAPTIC DEFECTIVE ENHANCER 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GENE LOSS; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYNAPSE; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MRNA CLEAVAGE AND POLYADENYLATION FACTORS; SYNAPSES;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 77953298853     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.049692     Document Type: Article

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