The crystal structure of Cys-tRNA(Cys)-EF-Tu-GDPNP reveals general and specific features in the ternary complex and in tRNA

Structure

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-156

  Nissen, Poul ^a,b   Thirup, Søren ^a   Kjeldgaard, Morten ^a   Nyborg, Jens ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA; EF Tu; Protein RNA recognition; RNA structure; Ternary complex

Indexed keywords

AMINOACYL TRANSFER RNA; CYSTEINE TRANSFER RNA; ELONGATION FACTOR TU; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PHENYLALANINE TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA TRANSLATION; THERMUS AQUATICUS;

EID: 0033081413     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(99)80021-5     Document Type: Article

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