Structure of the SARS Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Protein RNA-binding Dimerization Domain Suggests a Mechanism for Helical Packaging of Viral RNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 368, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1075-1086

  Chen, Chun Yuan ^a,b   Chang, Chung ke ^c   Chang, Yi Wei ^a   Sue, Shih Che ^c   Bai, Hsin I ^c   Riang, Lilianty ^c   Hsiao, Chwan Deng ^a   Huang, Tai huang ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

nucleocapsid; oligomerization; RNA binding domain; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus; viral packaging

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA BINDING; SARS CORONAVIRUS; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY;

AVIAN INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS; CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 34147113199     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.02.069     Document Type: Article

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