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. 1968 Oct 1;39(1):112–118. doi: 10.1083/jcb.39.1.112

THE TURNOVER OF NUCLEAR DNA-LIKE RNA IN HELA CELLS

R Soeiro 1, M H Vaughan 1, J R Warner 1, J E Darnell Jr 1
PMCID: PMC2107516  PMID: 5678443

Abstract

The subcellular distribution of various types of RNA in HeLa cells is described. In addition, the relative rate of synthesis of the major classes of nuclear RNA has been determined. From these experiments it can be deduced that the heterogeneous nuclear RNA fraction is rapidly synthesized and degraded within the cell nucleus.

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