The three-dimensional structure of human RNase 4, unliganded and complexed with d(Up), reveals the basis for its uridine selectivity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 205-214

  Terzyan, Simon S ^a   Peracaula, Rosa ^b   De Llorens, Rafael ^b   Tsushima, Yoshiaki ^c   Yamada, Hidenori ^c   Seno, Masaharu ^c   Gomis Rüth, F Xavier ^a   Coll, Miquel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

d(Up) complex; Human ribonuclease 4; Uracyl specificity; X ray crystal structure

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DEOXYURIDINE PHOSPHATE; RIBONUCLEASE; THREONINE; URIDINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033534398     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2288     Document Type: Article

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