Regulation of natural mRNAs by the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay pathway

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1126-1135

  Peccarelli, Megan ^a   Kebaara, Bessie W ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; NONSENSE MEDIATED MRNA DECAY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; NONSENSE MEDIATED MRNA DECAY; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84907476578     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00090-14     Document Type: Article

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