Ribosomal RNA processing and ribosome biogenesis in eukaryotes

IUBMB Life

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 457-465

  Nazar, Ross N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eukaryotes; Nucleolar proteins; Nucleolus; Ribosomes; RNA processing; rRNA; snoRNA

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 5S; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA; TRANS ACTING FACTOR;

BIOGENESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; EUKARYOTE; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA GENE; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA SYNTHESIS;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEOLUS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; RIBOSOMES; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 9644281575     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540400010867     Document Type: Review

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