Optimization of Ribosome Structure and Function by rRNA Base Modification

Jennifer L. Baxter-Roshek; Alexey N. Petrov; Jonathan D. Dinman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000174

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Optimization of Ribosome Structure and Function by rRNA Base Modification

Jennifer L. Baxter-Roshek,

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Alexey N. Petrov,

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Jonathan D. Dinman

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dinman@umd.edu

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Optimization of Ribosome Structure and Function by rRNA Base Modification

Jennifer L. Baxter-Roshek,
Alexey N. Petrov,
Jonathan D. Dinman

Published: January 24, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000174

About the Authors

Jennifer L. Baxter-Roshek

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Alexey N. Petrov

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Jonathan D. Dinman

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dinman@umd.edu

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JD JB. Performed the experiments: JB AP. Analyzed the data: JD JB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JB AP. Wrote the paper: JD JB.

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