R2 retrotransposons encode a self-cleaving ribozyme for processing from an rRNA cotranscript

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3142-3150

  Eickbush, Danna G ^a   Eickbush, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; RIBOZYME; RNA 28S;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RETROPOSON; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RETROELEMENTS; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

EID: 77953379568     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00300-10     Document Type: Article

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