The Arabidopsis U12-type spliceosomal protein U11/U12-31K is involved in U12 intron splicing via RNA chaperone activity and affects plant development

Plant Cell

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3951-3962

  Kim, Won Yong ^a   Jung, Hyun Ju ^a   Kwak, Kyung Jin ^a   Kim, Min Kyung ^a   Oh, Seung Han ^a   Han, Yeon Soo ^a   Kang, Hunseung ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

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ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79551619256     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.079103     Document Type: Article

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