RNA binding mediates the local cooperativity between the β-sheet and the C-terminal tail of the human U1A RBD1 protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 465-481

  Kranz, James K ^a   Hall, Kathleen B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human U1A RBD(1); Pairwise coupling free energy; Protein RNA recognition

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032559428     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1441     Document Type: Article

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