Residues in the RNP1-like sequence motif of Rho protein are involved in RNA-binding affinity and discrimination

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 909-918

  Martinez, Asuncion ^a,b   Burns, Christopher M ^a   Richardson, John P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

NusG; Rho factor; RNA binding; RNA polymerase; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; RHO FACTOR; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030009284     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0211     Document Type: Article

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