Interplay of two uridylate-specific RNA binding sites in the translocation of poly(A) polymerase from vaccinia virus

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1103-1113

  Deng, Li ^a   Gershon, Paul D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Poly(A); Polymerase; RNA; Selection; Translocation

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POLYNUCLEOTIDE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; RNA; URIDINE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; NONHUMAN; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA BINDING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; VACCINIA VIRUS;

BINDING SITES; HYDROLYSIS; LIGANDS; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDES; POLYNUCLEOTIDE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; RNA; URIDINE MONOPHOSPHATE; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0031041188     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.5.1103     Document Type: Article

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