From genetic to structural characterization of a new class of RNA-binding domain within the SacY/BgIG family of antiterminator proteins

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 5019-5029

  Manival, Xavier ^a,b   Yang, Yinshan ^a   Strub, Marie Paule ^a   Kochoyan, Michel ^a,b   Steinmetz, Michel ^c   Aymerich, Stéphane ^c  

^a CENTRE DE BIOCHIMIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Antitermination; NMR; Protein domain; Protein structure; RNA binding

Indexed keywords

DIMER; MESSENGER RNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; DIMERIZATION; GENES, REPORTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0030746108     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.16.5019     Document Type: Article

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