Modular assembly of chimeric phi29 packaging RNAs that support DNA packaging

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 372, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 589-594

  Fang, Yun ^a   Shu, Dan ^b   Xiao, Feng ^b   Guo, Peixuan ^b   Qin, Peter Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; DNA packaging; Non coding RNA; Packaging motor; Packaging RNA; phi29; RNA assembly

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS PHAGE; DNA PACKAGING; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRION;

BACILLUS PHAGES; BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PACKAGING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRION;

BACILLUS PHAGE PHI29; MIRIDAE;

EID: 45449103050     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.05.094     Document Type: Article

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