Examination of specific binding activity of aptamer RNAs to the HIV-NC by using a cell-based in vivo assay for protein-RNA interaction

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 511-515

  Yu, Young Jeong ^a   Seon, Hee Kim ^a   Soo, In Jang ^a   Ji, Chang You ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cell based assay; HIV nucleocapsid protein; Protein RNA interaction; Psi ( ); RNA aptamer

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; HIV-1; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEOCAPSID; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SELEX APTAMER TECHNIQUE; ZINC FINGERS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 49149112473     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 02191024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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