MRNA splicing in trypanosomes

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 302, Issue 4-5, 2012, Pages 221-224

  Preußer, Christian ^a   Jaé, Nicolas ^a   Bindereif, Albrecht ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

SnRNP; Spliceosome; Splicing; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SM; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; CATALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRON; POLYCISTRONIC TRANSCRIPTION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; RNA BINDING; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SHORT SURVEY; TRANS SPLICING; TRANSESTERIFICATION; TRYPANOSOMA;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; POLYADENYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, SPLICED LEADER; SPLICEOSOMES; TRANS-SPLICING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 84866634543     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2012.07.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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