Mechanistic Studies of Mini-TAR RNA/DNA Annealing in the Absence and Presence of HIV-1 Nucleocapsid Protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 363, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 244-261

  Vo, My Nuong ^a   Barany, George ^a   Rouzina, Ioulia ^a   Musier Forsyth, Karin ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV 1 nucleocapsid protein; nucleic acid aggregation; nucleic acid annealing; nucleic acid chaperone activity; zinc fingers

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; RNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 33748769274     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.08.039     Document Type: Article

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