Optimized RNA gel-shift and UV cross-linking assays for characterization of cytoplasmic RNA-protein interactions

BioTechniques

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1032-1042

  Thomson, A M ^a   Rogers, J T ^b   Walker, C E ^a   Staton, J M ^a   Leedman, Peter J ^a,c  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL LINE; CROSS LINKING; CYTOPLASM; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA BINDING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0032726856     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/99275rr03     Document Type: Article

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