Solution structures of the first end second RNA-binding domains of human U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle auxiliary factor (U2AF65)

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 4523-4534

  Ito, Takuhiro ^a   Muto, Yutaka ^a   Green, Michael R ^b   Yokoyama, Shigeyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuclear magnetic resonance; Protein; RNA binding; Splicing; Three dimensional structure; U2AF

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; RNA BINDING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U2 SMALL NUCLEAR; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0033575718     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.16.4523     Document Type: Article

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