Identification of a minimal domain of 5 S ribosomal RNA sufficient for high affinity interactions with the RNA-specific zinc fingers of transcription factor IIIA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 291, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 549-560

  Neely, Laura S ^b   Lee, Brian M ^a   Xu, Jing ^a   Wright, Peter E ^a   Gottesfeld, Joel M ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

5 S RNA; TFIIIA; Zinc finger proteins

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA 5S; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033588354     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2985     Document Type: Article

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