Visualization of poly(A)-binding protein complex formation with poly(A) RNA using atomic force microscopy

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-117

  Smith, Bettye L ^a   Gallie, Daniel R ^b   Le, Hanh ^b   Hansma, Paul K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYADENYLATED RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0031194121     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3864     Document Type: Article

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