New molecular engineering approaches for crystallographic studies of large RNAs

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-15

  Zhang, Jinwei ^a   Ferré D'Amaré, Adrian R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; HOLOENZYME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; KINK TURN BINDING PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PROTEIN;

CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR ENGINEERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIBOSWITCH; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; PROTEINS; RNA; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 84895751505     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: 1879033X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2014.02.001     Document Type: Review

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