Vibrational dynamics of transfer RNAs: Comparison of the free and synthetase-bound forms

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 281, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 871-884

  Bahar, Ivet ^a,b   Jernigan, Robert L ^a  

^a Molec Struct Sect Lab Exp C   (United States)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

B factors; Collective motions; Recognition and binding; tRNA synthetase complex; Vibrational dynamics

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID TRANSFER RNA; GLUTAMINE TRANSFER RNA; PHENYLALANINE TRANSFER RNA; SYNTHETASE; TRANSFER RNA;

ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA BINDING; SIMULATION;

EID: 0032483483     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1978     Document Type: Article

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