Understanding the role of three-dimensional topology in determining the folding intermediates of group i introns

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1326-1337

  Chen, Chunxia ^a   Mitra, Somdeb ^b   Jonikas, Magdalena ^c   Martin, Joshua ^a,d   Brenowitz, Michael ^b   Laederach, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOARCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE TWORT;

EID: 84877029089     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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