Frequency of RNA-RNA interaction in a model of the RNA World

RNA

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-359

  Striggles, John C ^a   Martin, Matthew B ^a   Schmidt, Francis J ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuation analysis; Non Watson Crick binding; RNA evolution; RNA World; SELEX

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE; RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING AFFINITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RNA BINDING; RNA SEQUENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE LIBRARY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA; RNA, BACTERIAL; SELEX APTAMER TECHNIQUE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33344468482     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.2204506     Document Type: Article

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