Molecular basis for RNA polymerization by Qβ replicase

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-238

  Takeshita, Daijiro ^a   Tomita, Kozo ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; Q BETA REPLICASE; RNA; SINGLE STRANDED RNA;

ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSPORT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR TU; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; Q BETA REPLICASE; RNA, VIRAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84856729458     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2204     Document Type: Article

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