Structural insights into piRNA recognition by the human PIWI-like 1 PAZ domain

Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2004-2009

  Zeng, Lei ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a   Yan, Kelley ^a   Zhou, Ming Ming ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

PAZ; PiRNA; PIWI; SsRNA

Indexed keywords

PIWI INTERACTING RNA; PIWI LIKE 1 PROTEIN; PIWI PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 79955739186     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.23003     Document Type: Article

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