A motor function for the DEAD-box RNA helicase, Gemin3, in Drosophila

The survival motor neuron (SMN) protein, the determining factor for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), is complexed with a group of proteins in human cells. Gemin3 is the only RNA helicase in the SMN complex. Here, we report the identification of Drosophila melanogaster Gemin3 and investigate its functi...

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Main Authors: Cauchi, RJ, Davies, KE, Liu, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2008