A Method for Helical RNA Global Structure Determination in Solution Using Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering and NMR Measurements

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 393, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 717-734

  Wang, Jinbu ^a   Zuo, Xiaobing ^a   Yu, Ping ^a   Xu, Huan ^a   Starich, Mary R ^a   Tiede, David M ^b   Shapiro, Bruce A ^a   Schwieters, Charles D ^c   Wang, Yun Xing ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

duplex orientation; NMR; RDC waves; RNA structure; SAXS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IMAGE DISPLAY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349783815     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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