RNA synthesis and purification for structural studies

RNA Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Ahmed, Yasar Luqman ^a   Ficner, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

In vitro transcription; NMR; Ribozymes; Structural biology; X ray

Indexed keywords

HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME; POLYMER; RIBOZYME; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSFER RNA;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; BACTERIOPHAGE; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA PURIFICATION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RNA FOLDING; SYNTHESIS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; RNA FOLDING; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 84906342290     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.28076     Document Type: Review

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