Erythromycin resistance mutations in ribosomal proteins L22 and L4 perturb the higher order structure of 23 S ribosomal RNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 827-834

  Gregory, Steven T ^a   Dahlberg, Albert E ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical probing; Erythromycin resistance; Protein RNA interactions; Ribosomal protein; RNA conformation

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA 23S;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RIBOSOME; RNA CONFORMATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0033014076     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2839     Document Type: Article

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