Regulatory features of the trp operon and the crystal structure of the trp RNA-binding attenuation protein from Bacillus stearothermophilus

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1003-1016

  Chen, Xiao Ping ^a   Antson, Alfred A ^b   Yang, Min ^a   Li, Pan ^a   Baumann, Chris ^a   Dodson, Eleanor J ^b   Dodson, G Guy ^b   Gollnick, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; RNA binding protein; trp genes; Tryptophan binding; Tryptophan biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANS ACTING FACTOR; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033022150     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2834     Document Type: Article

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