Structural basis for molecular recognition between nuclear transport factor 2 (NTF2) and the GDP-bound form of the Ras-family GTPase Ran

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 277, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 635-646

  Stewart, Murray ^a   Kent, Helen M ^a   McCoy, Airlie J ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macromolecular complex; Nuclear protein import; Nuclear transport; Protein protein interactions; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LYSINE; RAS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032478537     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1602     Document Type: Article

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