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Article

Alternative RNA Editing Produces a Novel Protein Involved in Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance in Trypanosomes

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Pages 5595-5604 | Received 19 Apr 2008, Accepted 27 Jun 2008, Published online: 27 Mar 2023

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