RNA recognition by the human U1A protein is mediated by a network of local cooperative interactions that create the optimal binding surface

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 215-231

  Kranz, James K ^a   Hall, Kathleen B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

15N NMR spectroscopy; Human U1A RBD(1); Pairwise coupling, free energy; Protein backbone dynamics; RNA:protein recognition

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN 15; PHENYLALANINE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033534526     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2296     Document Type: Article

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