• Title of article

    The Poly(A) Tail of mRNAs: Bodyguard in Eukaryotes, Scavenger in Bacteria

  • Author/Authors

    Marc Dreyfus، نويسنده , , Philippe Régnier، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    هفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    611
  • To page
    613
  • Abstract
    In eukaryotes, poly(A) tails usually act as stabilizers of intact mRNAs, whereas in E. coli they serve to accelerate the destruction of fragments. The mechanisms underlying these contrasting effects of the same RNA modification are discussed.
  • Journal title
    CELL
  • Serial Year
    2002
  • Journal title
    CELL
  • Record number

    1018041