Crystal structure of GyrA intein from Mycobacterium xenopi reveals structural basis of protein splicing

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-36

  Klabunde, Thomas ^a   Sharma, Sujata ^a   Telenti, Amalio ^b   Jacobs Jr , William R ^c   Sacchettini, James C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); ENDONUCLEASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA GYRASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENDONUCLEASES; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN SPLICING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031975772     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsb0198-31     Document Type: Article

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