Zygotic expression of the double-stranded RNA binding motif protein Drb2p is required for DNA elimination in the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1648-1659

  Motl, Jason A ^a   Chalker, Douglas L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETICS; GERMLINE MICRONUCLEUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MACRONUCLEUS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REPRODUCTION; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMES; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENE REARRANGEMENT; MACRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS, GERMLINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 82655176715     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05216-11     Document Type: Article

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