Analysis of RNA structure and RNA-protein interactions in mammalian cells by use of terminal transferase-dependent PCR

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 488, Issue , 2008, Pages 319-341

  Chen, Hsiu Hua ^a   LeBon, Jeanne ^a   Riggs, Arthur D ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Footprinting; mRNA; Protein RNA interaction; RNA structure; RNase T1; RT TDPCR

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84934441043     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-475-3_21     Document Type: Article

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