The RNA exosome and proteasome: Common principles of degradation control

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 654-660

  Makino, Debora L ^a   Halbach, Felix ^a   Conti, Elena ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEASOME; RNA;

ALLOSTERISM; BACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; EXOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN QUALITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA STRUCTURE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; EXORIBONUCLEASES; EXOSOME MULTIENZYME RIBONUCLEASE COMPLEX; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; PROTEOLYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RNA STABILITY;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84886405949     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm3657     Document Type: Review

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