Yeast tRNA(Met) recognition by methionyl-tRNA synthetase requires determinants from the primary, secondary and tertiary structure: A review

Biochimie

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 597-604

  Senger, B ^a   Fasiolo, F ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL MOLEC ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase; Minihelices; RNA recognition; tRNA identity; tRNA(Met) chimeras

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; YEAST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029972281     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(96)80006-X     Document Type: Article

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