Structure of the mRNA splicing complex component Cwc2: Insights into RNA recognition

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 441, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 591-597

  Lu, Peilong ^a   Lu, Guifeng ^a,b   Yan, Chuangye ^a   Wang, Li ^c   Li, Wenqi ^a   Yin, Ping ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tsinghua University   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nineteen complex (NTC); RNA recognition motif; Spliceosome; Structural biology; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN CWC2; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA BINDING; RNA RECOGNITION MOTIF; RNA SPLICING; ZINC FINGER MOTIF;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA SPLICING; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SPLICEOSOMES; ZINC FINGERS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84555189176     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20111385     Document Type: Article

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