Gel mobility shift assays to detect protein-RNA interactions

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 905, Issue , 2012, Pages 201-211

  Yakhnin, Alexander V ^a   Yakhnin, Helen ^a   Babitzke, Paul ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CsrA; Electrophoretic mobility shift assay; EMSA; Gel mobility shift assay; Protein RNA interaction; RNA binding protein; TRAP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BORIC ACID; CSRA PROTEIN, E COLI; EDETIC ACID; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GLYCINE; MTRB PROTEIN, BACTERIA; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GEL; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BORIC ACIDS; EDETIC ACID; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GELS; GLYCINE; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84864122193     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-949-5_12     Document Type: Article

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