Inhibition of U4 snRNA in human cells causes the stable retention of polyadenylated pre-mRNA in the nucleus

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Hett, Anne ^a   West, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; MORPHOLINO OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POLYADENYLATED RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; CLEAVAGE AND POLYADENYLATION SPECIFICITY FACTOR; RNA PRECURSOR; U4 SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA ISOLATION; RNA SPLICING; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLEAVAGE AND POLYADENYLATION SPECIFICITY FACTOR; HUMANS; MORPHOLINOS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR;

EID: 84900423569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096174     Document Type: Article

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