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Yeast mRNA Structure and Translational Efficiency

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Post-Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIH,volume 49))

Abstract

The ultimate level of a protein in a living cell is determined by a complex set of regulatory processes that exert their influence at all levels of gene expression, from transcription through RNA processing to translation and even the modification and turn-over of the final protein product. Knowledge of these manifold regulatory circuits and their mutual interaction, therefore, is of prime importance to understand how the numerous cellular proteins are produced in the correct relative amounts.

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  1. Biochemisch Laboratorium, Vrije Universiteit, de Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    H. A. Raué, J. J. van den Heuvel & R. J. Planta

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Raué, H.A., van den Heuvel, J.J., Planta, R.J. (1990). Yeast mRNA Structure and Translational Efficiency. In: McCarthy, J.E.G., Tuite, M.F. (eds) Post-Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression. NATO ASI Series, vol 49. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75139-4_23

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