Visualizing the global secondary structure of a viral RNA genome with cryo-electron microscopy

RNA

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 877-886

  Garmann, Rees F ^a,c   Gopal, Ajaykumar ^a   Athavale, Shreyas S ^b,d   Knobler, Charles M ^a   Gelbart, William M ^a   Harvey, Stephen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo electron microscopy; Secondary structure; Viral RNA genome

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; FUNGAL RNA; GENOMIC RNA; HYDROXYL GROUP; SATELLITE RNA; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ACYLATION; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 12; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DEFECTIVE VIRUS; FUNGAL GENOME; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA SYNTHESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; THERMODYNAMICS; VIRUS GENOME; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; PROCEDURES; SATELLITE TOBACCO NECROSIS VIRUS;

RNA VIRUSES; SATELLITE TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENOME, VIRAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, VIRAL; TOBACCO MOSAIC SATELLITE VIRUS;

EID: 84927758199     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.047506.114     Document Type: Article

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