RNA polymerase subunit H features a β-ribbon motif within a novel fold that is present in archaea and eukaryotes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 287, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 753-760

  Thiru, Abarna ^a   Hodach, Meri ^a   Eloranta, Jyrki J ^a   Kostourou, Vassiliki ^a   Weinzierl, Robert O J ^a   Matthews, Stephen ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; RPB5; Thermostability; Triple resonance NMR

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EUKARYOTE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033537797     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2638     Document Type: Article

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