Characterization of RNase P RNA activity

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 848, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-72

  Gößringer, Markus ^a   Helmecke, Dominik ^a   Hartmann, Roland K ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Generation of RNAs with homogeneous 3 and 5 ends; In vitro transcription; Ribozyme activity assay; RNase P; tRNA processing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84858170280     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-545-9_5     Document Type: Article

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