RNA recognition by the MS2 phage coat protein

Seminars in Virology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 176-185

  Johansson, Hans E ^a,b   Liljas, Lars ^b   Uhlenbeck, Olke C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage MS2 RNA; RNA protein interaction; Translational repression

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MS2 VIRUS; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REVIEW;

EID: 0031427501     PISSN: 10445773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smvy.1997.0120     Document Type: Article

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