Comprehensive comparison of structural characteristics in eukaryotic cytoplasmic large subunit (23 S-like) ribosomal RNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 701-719

  Schnare, Murray N ^a   Damberger, Simon H ^b   Gray, Michael W ^a   Gutell, Robin R ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

23 S like rRNA; Comparative modeling; Conserved core; Higher order rrna structure; Variable regions

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 23S;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0029877001     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0119     Document Type: Article

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