Ribonuclease and high salt sensitivity of the ribonucleoprotein complex formed by the human LINE-1 retrotransposon

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-12

  Hohjoh, Hirohiko ^a   Singer, Maxine F ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human LINE 1 (L1Hs); Non LTR retrotransposon; Retrotransposon; Ribonuclease and high salt treatments; Ribonucleoprotein complex

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; RETROPOSON;

EID: 0031559596     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1159     Document Type: Editorial

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