An early evolutionary origin for the minor spliceosome
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Russell, A. G., Charette, J. M., Spencer, D. F., & Gray, M. W. (2006). An early evolutionary origin for the minor spliceosome. Nature, 443(7113), 863–866.

Authors 4
  1. Anthony G. Russell (first)
  2. J. Michael Charette (additional)
  3. David F. Spencer (additional)
  4. Michael W. Gray (additional)
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@article{Russell_2006, title={An early evolutionary origin for the minor spliceosome}, volume={443}, ISSN={1476-4687}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature05228}, DOI={10.1038/nature05228}, number={7113}, journal={Nature}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Russell, Anthony G. and Charette, J. Michael and Spencer, David F. and Gray, Michael W.}, year={2006}, month=oct, pages={863–866} }