Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay for Characterizing RNA–Protein Interaction

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 703, Issue , 2011, Pages 275-291

  Gagnon, Keith T ^a   Maxwell, E Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMSA; gel shift; radiolabeled RNA; RNA protein interaction; RNP assembly

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFORMATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79952593136     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-248-9_19     Document Type: Chapter

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