Three-dimensional structure and stability of the KH domain: Molecular insights into the fragile X syndrome

Cell

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-245

  Musco, Giovanna ^a   Stier, Gunter ^a   Joseph, Catherine ^a   Morelli, Maria Antonietta Castiglione ^b   Nilges, Michael ^a   Gibson, Toby J ^a   Pastore, Annalisa ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN K; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0029988528     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81100-9     Document Type: Article

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