Quantitative analysis of protein-RNA interactions by gel mobility shift

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 488, Issue , 2008, Pages 99-115

  Ryder, Sean P ^a   Recht, Michael I ^b   Williamson, James R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition binding; Equilibrium dissociation constant; Free energy; Gel mobility shift; RNA binding protein; Titration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934441299     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-475-3_7     Document Type: Article

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