Splicing of an intervening sequence by protein-free human snRNAs

RNA Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 372-377

  Jaladat, Yasaman ^a   Zhang, Bing ^a   Mohammadi, Afshin ^a   Valadkhan, Saba ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Intron; Ribozyme; SnRNA; Spliceosome; Splicing; U2; U6

Indexed keywords

SELF SPLICING RIBOSOMAL RNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; INTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SPLICING; RNA STRUCTURE; SPLICEOSOME;

EID: 79956143901     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.8.3.15386     Document Type: Article

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