A method for differentiating proteins from nucleic acids in intermediate-resolution density maps: Cryo-electron microscopy defines the quaternary structure of the Escherichia coli 70S ribosome

Structure

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 937-948

  Spahn, Christian M T ^a   Penczek, Pawel A ^b,c   Leith, Ardean ^b   Frank, Joachim ^a,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; Quaternary structure; Ribosomal protein; Ribosomal RNA; Ribosome

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; NUCLEOPROTEIN; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 23S;

ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN NUCLEIC ACID INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034665245     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(00)00185-4     Document Type: Article

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