Enhancement of the Seed-Target Recognition Step in RNA Silencing by a PIWI/MID Domain Protein

Molecular Cell

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-214

  Parker, James S ^a,b   Parizotto, Eneida A ^b   Wang, Muhan ^b   Roe, S Mark ^a   Barford, David ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PROTEINS; RNA

Indexed keywords

ARGONAUTE PROTEIN; RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ENTROPY; GENE SILENCING; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; BINDING SITES; ENTROPY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, GUIDE;

EID: 58649113420     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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