Protein localisation by electron microscopy reveals the architecture of the yeast spliceosomal B complex

EMBO Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 3059-3073

  Rigo, Norbert ^a   Sun, Chengfu ^a   Fabrizio, Patrizia ^a   Kastner, Berthold ^a   Lührmann, Reinhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

B complex; electron microscopy; immunolabelling; protein localisation; spliceosome

Indexed keywords

BRR2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA HELICASE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPLICEOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA HELICASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SPLICEOSOMES;

EID: 84955170008     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15252/embj.201592022     Document Type: Article

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