RNA folding and ribosome assembly

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 667-673

  Woodson, Sarah A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

BINDING SITE; BIOGENESIS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REVIEW; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; RNA FOLDING; RNA STRUCTURE;

ENZYMES; PROTEINS; RIBOSOME SUBUNITS, SMALL, BACTERIAL; RIBOSOMES; RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 57549118722     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.09.024     Document Type: Review

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