A structural linkage between the dimerization and encapsidation signals in HIV-2 leader RNA

RNA

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1007-1018

  Lanchy, Jean Marc ^a   Ivanovitch, John D ^a   Lodmell, J Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisense oligonucleotides; Dimerization; HIV 2; RNA structure

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DIMERIZATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VIRUS CAPSID;

BASE SEQUENCE; DIMERIZATION; HIV-2; MOLECULAR PROBES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; RIBONUCLEASE T1; RNA, VIRAL;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2;

EID: 0042307264     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.5590603     Document Type: Article

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