Brr2p RNA helicase with a split personality: Insights into structure and function

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1105-1109

  Hahn, Daniela ^a   Beggs, Jean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brr2 protein; Pre mRNA processing factor 8 (PRP8); Retinitis pigmentosa (RP); Splicing; Tri small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (tri snRNP); U4 U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein

Indexed keywords

BRR2P ENZYME; PROTEIN PRP8P; PROTEIN SNU114P; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA HELICASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; SPLICEOSOME;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U5 SMALL NUCLEAR; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA HELICASES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 77955972016     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0381105     Document Type: Review

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