Initiation of translation of the FMR1 mRNA occurs predominantly through 5′-end-dependent ribosomal scanning

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 407, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-34

  Ludwig, Anna L ^a   Hershey, John W B ^a   Hagerman, Paul J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; fragile X syndrome; fragile X associated tremor ataxia syndrome; neurodegeneration; permutation

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

EID: 79952004020     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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