Detection of RNA modifications

RNA Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-247

  Kellner, Stefanie ^a   Burhenne, Jürgen ^b   Helm, Mark ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analysis; Chromatography; Detection; Method; Quantification; Reactivity; RNA modification; Sequencing; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOSIDE; TRANSCRIPTOME; TRANSFER RNA; ENZYME; NUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; REVIEW; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROCEDURES; RNA PROCESSING;

BASE SEQUENCE; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEOTIDES; RNA; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

EID: 77953682110     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.7.2.11468     Document Type: Review

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