RNA affinity tags for the rapid purification and investigation of RNAs and RNA-protein complexes

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 488, Issue , 2008, Pages 23-40

  Walker, Scott C ^a   Scott, Felicia H ^a   Srisawat, Chatchawan ^b   Engelke, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aptamer; Ribonucleoprotein; RNA; RNP isolation; SELEX; Sephadex; Streptavidin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934441756     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-475-3_3     Document Type: Article

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