The dynamic structure of EF-G studied by fusidic acid resistance and internal revertants

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 420-432

  Johanson, Urban ^a   Ævarsson, Arnthor ^b   Liljas, Anders ^b   Hughes, Diarmaid ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Directed evolution; fusA; Growth rate selection; Protein dynamics; Spectinomycin

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; ELONGATION FACTOR G; FUSIDIC ACID; MUTANT PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030003646     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0259     Document Type: Article

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