Inhibition of mRNA maturation in trypanosomes causes the formation of novel foci at the nuclear periphery containing cytoplasmic regulators of mRNA fate

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2896-2909

  Kramer, Susanne ^a,b   Marnef, Aline ^a   Standart, Nancy ^a   Carrington, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

P bodies; Pre mRNA; RNA granules; Trans splicing; Trypanosoma brucei; VASA

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; RNA HELICASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA;

CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DOWN-REGULATION; KINETICS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TRANS-SPLICING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

METAZOA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 84865441580     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.099275     Document Type: Article

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