EMBO Workshop Report. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases: A family of expanding functions. Mittelwihr, France, October 10-15, 1999

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 4591-4596

  Martinis, Susan A ^a   Plateau, Pierre ^b   Cavarelli, Jean ^c   Florentz, Catherine ^d  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE DE BIOCHIMIE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^d INST DE BIOL MOLEC ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases; Aminoacylation; Antibiotic; Protein synthesis; tRNA

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; ANIMAL; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRANCE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FRANCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 0033198765     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.17.4591     Document Type: Article

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