Genetic code in evolution: Switching species-specific aminoacylation with a peptide transplant

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 297-305

  Wakasugi, Keisuke ^a,c   Quinn, Cheryl L ^b,d   Tao, Nianjun ^b,e   Schimmel, Paul ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e BIOGEN   (United States)

Author keywords

E.coli human hybrid protein; Modular unit; Molecular evolution; RNA recognition; Species specific aminoacylation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL RNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

AMINO ACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; PEPTIDES; PLASMIDS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032472366     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.1.297     Document Type: Article

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