The structure of elongation factor G in complex with GDP: Conformational flexibility and nucleotide exchange

Structure

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 555-565

  Al Karadaghi, Salam ^a   Ævarsson, Arnthor ^a   Garber, Maria ^b   Zheltonosova, Julia ^b   Liljas, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Conformational transitions; Elongation factor G; GTPases; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR; ELONGATION FACTOR G; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASE-LINKED ELONGATION FACTORS; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR G; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 0030585061     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(96)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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