Ribosomal protein L9 interactions with 23 S rRNA: The use of a translational bypass assay to study the effect of amino acid substitutions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 357-371

  Adamski, Frances M ^a   Atkins, John F ^b   Gesteland, Raymond F ^a,b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

23 S rRNA; Gene 60 bypass; Peptidyl tRNA; Ribosomal protein L9; Ribosomal RNA protein interaction

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA 23S;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; RNA TRANSLATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030598966     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0469     Document Type: Article

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