The RNA recognition motif, a plastic RNA-binding platform to regulate post-transcriptional gene expression

FEBS Journal

Volumn 272, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2118-2131

  Maris, Christophe ^a   Dominguez, Cyril ^a   Allain, Frédéric H T ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Protein RNA complex; RNA recognition motif; RNA binding specificity; Structure function relationship

Indexed keywords

RNA;

BETA SHEET; BINDING AFFINITY; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA BINDING; RNA RECOGNITION MOTIF; RNA SEQUENCE; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 18544377013     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04653.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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