Ten lessons with Carl Woese about RNA and comparative analysis

RNA Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 254-272

  Gutell, Robin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carl Woese; Comparative analysis; Covariation analysis; RNA; RNA higher order structure; RNA secondary structure; RNA structure principles

Indexed keywords

RNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; TRANSFER RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA FOLDING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; PROCEDURES;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA FOLDING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 84925285149     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.28718     Document Type: Review

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