Determination of RNA orientation during translocation through a biological nanopore

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 190-199

  Butler, Tom Z ^a   Gundlach, Jens H ^a   Troll, Mark A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYNUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; INFORMATION; ION CURRENT; MOLECULE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; RNA TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33646153053     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.068957     Document Type: Article

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