Transposition of two amino acids changes a promiscuous RNA binding protein into a sequence-specific RNA binding protein

RNA

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-88

  Garrey, Stephen M ^a   Cass, Danielle M ^a   Wandler, Anica M ^a   Scanlan, Mary S ^a   Berglund, J Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Branchpoint binding protein; Branchpoint sequence; KH domain; Pre mRNA splicing; Splicing factor 1

Indexed keywords

BRANCHPOINT BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SPLICING FACTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FLUORESCENCE; INTRON; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RNA BINDING; RNA SPLICING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARGININE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; HUMANS; INTRONS; LYSINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 38049013811     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.633808     Document Type: Article

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