Structure of a key intermediate of the SMN complex reveals Gemin2's crucial function in snRNP assembly

Cell

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 384-395

  Zhang, Rundong ^a   So, Byung Ran ^a   Li, Pilong ^a   Yong, Jeongsik ^a   Glisovic, Tina ^a   Wan, Lili ^a   Dreyfuss, Gideon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SM; RNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SMD1 PROTEIN; SMD2 PROTEIN; SME PROTEIN; SMF PROTEIN; SMG PROTEIN; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; HUMAN; MUTATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA BINDING; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 79961137129     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: 10974172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.06.043     Document Type: Article

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