A general module for RNA crystallization

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 621-631

  Ferré D'Amaré, Adrian R ^a   Zhou, Kaihong ^a   Doudna, Jennifer A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Group II intron; HDV ribozyme; RNA; Tetraloop receptor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

EID: 0032511181     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1789     Document Type: Article

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