Conformational variability in Escherichia coli 70S ribosome as revealed by 3D cryo-electron microscopy

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 243-254

  Agrawal, Rajendra K ^a   Lata, Ramani K ^a,c   Frank, Joachim ^b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RIBOSOMES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 0032967391     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00149-6     Document Type: Article

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