Novel approach to analyzing RNA aptamer-protein interactions: Toward further applications of aptamers

Journal of Biomolecular Screening

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 599-605

  Hwang, Joonsung ^a,c   Nishikawa, Satoshi ^a,b  

^a Institute for Biological Resources and Functions   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biacore biosensor; Immobilization; RNA aptamers; SELEX technique; Surface plasmon resonance analysis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; APTAMER;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOSENSOR; KINETICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; RNA; RNA HELICASES; RNA, VIRAL; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 33748127976     PISSN: 10870571     EISSN: 1552454X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087057106288491     Document Type: Article

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