The crystal structure of rna1p: A new fold for a GTPase-activating protein

Molecular Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 781-791

  Hillig, Roman C ^a   Renault, Louis ^a   Vetter, Ingrid R ^a   Drell IV, Theodore ^a   Wittinghofer, Alfred ^a   Becker, Jörg ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033152163     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(01)80010-1     Document Type: Article

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