RNA folding pathways and the self-assembly of ribosomes

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1312-1319

  Woodson, Sarah A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL RADICAL; RIBOZYME; RNA 16S; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; METABOLISM; RIBOSOME; RNA FOLDING;

FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBOSOMES; RNA FOLDING; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84255189102     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar2000474     Document Type: Article

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