The multifunctional RNase XRN2

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 825-830

  Miki, Takashi S ^a   Großhans, Helge ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

RNA biogenesis; RNA surveillance; RNA turnover; Transcription termination; XRN1; XRN2

Indexed keywords

EXORIBONUCLEASE; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; PIWI PROTEIN; PROTEIN TWI12; PROTEIN XRN1; PROTEIN XRN2; RIBOSOME RNA; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; EXORIBONUCLEASES; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; RNA;

EID: 84880544190     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20130001     Document Type: Article

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