Targeted 2′-O methylation at a nucleotide within the pseudoknot of telomerase RNA reduces telomerase activity in vivo

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 4368-4378

  Huang, Chao ^a   Yu, Yi Tao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA; TELOMERASE RNA; TLC1 RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NUCLEOTIDE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBONUCLEIC ACID MODIFICATION; RNA METHYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEADY STATE; TELOMERE; TRIPLE HELIX; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDES; RNA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TELOMERASE;

EID: 77956682931     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: 10985549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00384-10     Document Type: Article

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