Ability of thrombin to act as molecular chaperone, inducing formation of quadruplex structure of thrombin-binding aptamer

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 341, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 194-197

  Baldrich, Eva ^a   O'Sullivan, Ciara K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTAMERS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; QUADRUPLEX STRUCTURES; THROMBIN BINDING;

ENZYMES;

APTAMER; CHAPERONE; POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 18144364332     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.02.031     Document Type: Article

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