TRNA biology in mitochondria

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 4518-4559

  Salinas Giegé, Thalia ^a   Giegé, Richard ^a   Giegé, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Evolution; Organelle gene expression; RNase P; TRNA identity; TRNA import

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOACYLATION; BIOGENESIS; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MITOCHONDRIAL IMPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR IMPORT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RNA EDITING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT; RNA TRANSPORT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; METAZOA; PROKARYOTA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLANTS; RNA TRANSPORT; RNA, TRANSFER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84925874857     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms16034518     Document Type: Review

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