Core sequence in the RNA motif recognized by the ErmE methyltransferase revealed by relaxing the fidelity of the enzyme for its target

RNA

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-101

  Hansen, Lykke Haastrup ^a   Vester, Birte ^b   Douthwaite, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

23S rRNA; Magnesium dependent RNA tertiary structure; MLS antibiotic resistance; RNA protein interaction; rRNA modification

Indexed keywords

RNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA METHYLATION; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE;

ADENINE; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAGNESIUM; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032902691     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355838299981451     Document Type: Article

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