Mutations in domain II of 23 S rRNA facilitate translation of a 23 S rRNA-encoded pentapeptide conferring erythromycin resistance

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Dam, Mette ^a   Douthwaite, Stephen ^a   Tenson, Tanel ^b,c   Mankin, Alexander S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Erythromycin; Ribosome; rRNA; Translation

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RIBOSOME;

EID: 0029999790     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0296     Document Type: Editorial

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