Trans and Cis Splicing in Trypanosomatids: Mechanism, Factors, and Regulation

Overview

Journal Eukaryot Cell

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 2003 Oct 14

PMID 14555465

Citations 164

Authors

Xue-Hai Liang

Asaf Haritan

Shai Uliel

Shulamit Michaeli

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