Molecular recognition governing the initiation of translation in Escherichia coli. A review

Biochimie

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 543-554

  Schmitt, E ^a   Guillon, J M ^a   Meinnel, T ^a   Mechulam, Y ^a   Dardel, F ^a   Blanquet, S ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Elongation factor Tu; Initiation factor; Initiator tRNA; Methionyl tRNA synthetase; Methionyl tRNA(f)(Met) formyltransferase; Peptide deformylase; Peptidyl tRNA hydrolase; Translation initiation

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR TU; TRANSFER RNA;

ANTICODON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; REVIEW; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; START CODON; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029959716     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(96)80001-0     Document Type: Article

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