Proximity of a Tat peptide to the HIV-1 TAR RNA loop region determined by site-specific photo-cross-linking

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 512-519

  Wang, Zhuying ^a   Huq, Ikramul ^a   Rana, Tariq M ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DISEASES; IRRADIATION; PEPTIDES; TAR; VIRUSES;

CROSS LINKING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOOP REGIONS; PHOTO-CROSS-LINKINGS; SITE-SPECIFIC; SPECIFIC INTERACTION; STEM-LOOP STRUCTURES; TAT PEPTIDE; TAT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

RNA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0033137013     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc980145j     Document Type: Article

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