Conformational flexibility of tRNA: Structural changes in yeast tRNA(Asp) upon binding to aspartyl-tRNA synthetase

Biochimie

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 624-631

  Rees, B ^a   Cavarelli, J ^a   Moras, D ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Aspartyl tRNA synthetase; Conformation; Transfer RNA

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; RNA STRUCTURE; YEAST;

EID: 0029906943     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(96)80008-3     Document Type: Article

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