Severe axial bending of RNA induced by the U1A binding element present in the 3' untranslated region of the U1A mRNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-92

  Grainger, Richard J ^a   Murchie, Alastair I H ^a   Norman, David G ^a   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base bulges; RNA processing; RNA structure; Splicing; U1A protein

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDE; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA PROCESSING; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031576340     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1289     Document Type: Article

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