New clues to understand the role of THO and other functionally related factors in mRNP biogenesis

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1819, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 514-520

  Luna, Rosa ^a   Rondón, Ana G ^a   Aguilera, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

MRNA export; MRNP biogenesis; Sub2; THO; THSC TREX 2 RNAPII transcription; TREX

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN THO; PROTEIN TREX; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION ELONGATION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BIOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STABILITY; GENOME; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL NUCLEUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA TRANSPORT; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84860443663     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.11.012     Document Type: Review

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