Multiple, non-allelic, intein-coding sequences in eukaryotic RNA polymerase genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Inteins are self-splicing protein elements. They are translated as inserts within host proteins that excise themselves and ligate the flanking portions of the host protein (exteins) with a peptide bond. They are encoded as in-frame i...

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Main Authors: Butler Margaret I, Goodwin Timothy JD, Poulter Russell TM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/4/38