Direct three-dimensional localization and positive identification of RNA helices within the ribosome by means of genetic tagging and cryo-electron microscopy

Structure

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1567-1573

  Spahn, Christian M T ^a,b   Grassucci, Robert A ^a,b   Penczek, Pawel ^b,c   Frank, Joachim ^a,b,c  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo electron microscopy; Genetic tagging; Ribosomal RNA; Ribosome

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA HELICASE;

ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RIBOSOME; RNA SEQUENCE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0033572714     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(00)88347-1     Document Type: Article

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