Preparation of HIV TAR RNA with RNA scissors

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 326-332

  Wyszko, Eliza ^a   Fuerste, Jens Peter ^b,c   Barciszewska, M ^a   Szymanski, M ^a   Adamiak, R ^a   Erdmann, V A ^b   Barciszewski, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c NOXXON PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cis acting ribozymes; cis RNA cleavage; Hammerhead ribozymes; HIV TAR RNA; RNA scissors

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; RIBOZYME; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA SEQUENCE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032818713     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022453     Document Type: Article

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