Identity and geometry of a base triple in 16S rRNA determined by comparative sequence analysis and molecular modeling

RNA

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1430-1439

  Babin, Patricia ^a   Dolan, Michael ^a   Wollenzien, Paul ^a   Gutell, Robin R ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Base triple; Comparative sequence analysis; Molecular modeling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR MODEL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBOSOMES; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032756157     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355838299990659     Document Type: Article

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