RNA Tectonics (tectoRNA) for RNA nanostructure design and its application in synthetic biology

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 651-664

  Ishikawa, Junya ^a   Furuta, Hiroyuki ^a   Ikawa, Yoshiya ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA; RNA 23S; TECTORNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTICODON; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; DNA PACKAGING; DNA STRAND; GENE CONTROL; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNAL RIBOSOME ENTRY SITE; ISOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA STRUCTURE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84885702863     PISSN: 17577004     EISSN: 17577012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1185     Document Type: Review

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