The crystal structure of ribosomal protein S4 reveals a two-domain molecule with an extensive RNA-binding surface: One domain shows structural homology to the ETS DNA-binding motif

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 4545-4558

  Davies, Christopher ^a   Gerstner, Resi B ^b   Draper, David E ^b,c   Ramakrishnan, V ^c,d   White, Stephen W ^a,c  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Protein evolution; Protein RNA interactions; Ribosome architecture; Translational feedback; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; MUTANT PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RNA BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EUKARYOTA; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0032541495     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.16.4545     Document Type: Article

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