HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein as a nucleic acid chaperone: Spectroscopic study of its helix-destabilizing properties, structural binding specificity, and annealing activity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 318, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 749-764

  Urbaneja, María A ^a   Wu, Min ^b   Casas Finet, José R ^a   Karpel, Richard L ^b  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annealing; HIV 1 hybridization; Nucleic acid chaperone; Nucleocapsid protein

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0036307597     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00043-8     Document Type: Article

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