An α to β conformational switch in EF-Tu

Structure

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1153-1159

  Abel, Kenton ^a   Yoder, Marilyn D ^b   Hilgenfeld, Rolf ^c   Jurnak, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

EF Tu GDP; EF Tu GTP; elongation factor structure; to conformational switch

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030587932     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(96)00123-2     Document Type: Article

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