In vitro and in vivo single-molecule fluorescence imaging of ribosome-catalyzed protein synthesis

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 853-863

  Perez, Corey E ^a   Gonzalez, Ruben L ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; SINGLE MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE; BIOCATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FLUORESCENT DYE;

BIOCATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 83055186409     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.11.002     Document Type: Review

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