Recognition of distinct RNA motifs by the clustered CCCH zinc fingers of neuronal protein Unkempt

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 16-23

  Murn, Jernej ^a,b   Teplova, Marianna ^c   Zarnack, Kathi ^d   Shi, Yang ^a,b   Patel, Dinshaw J ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CCCH ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEURONAL PROTEIN UNKEMPT; PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA RECOGNITION MOTIF PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA; UNKEMPT PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; POINT MUTATION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RNA BINDING; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; STOICHIOMETRY; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIF; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MICE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIFS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 84954385667     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3140     Document Type: Article

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