Efficient RNA 2′-O-methylation requires juxtaposed and symmetrically assembled archaeal box C/D and C′/D′ RNPs

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 3930-3940

  Tran, Elizabeth J ^a   Zhang, Xinxin ^a   Maxwell, E Stuart ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Box C D RNP; Ribonucleotide methylation; SnoRNA; SRNA

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; FIBRILLARIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

ARTICLE; HOMEOBOX; IN VITRO STUDY; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA, ARCHAEAL;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0043026864     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg368     Document Type: Article

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