Evidence for an RNA pseudoknot loop-helix interaction essential for efficient -1 ribosomal frameshifting

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 288, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 321-335

  Liphardt, Jan ^a   Napthine, Sawsan ^a   Kontos, Harry ^a   Brierley, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Loop helix interaction; Retrovirus; Ribosomal frameshifting; RNA pseudoknot; RNA structure probing

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR ONCOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOMAL FRAMESHIFTING; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033532081     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2689     Document Type: Article

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