Unique recognition style of tRNA(Leu) by Haloferax volcanii leucyl-tRNA synthetase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 293, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1029-1038

  Soma, Akiko ^a,b   Uchiyama, Kiyoto ^a   Sakamoto, Teruyuki ^a   Maeda, Miho ^a   Himeno, Hyouta ^a,b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archaebacterium; Haloferax volcanii; Leucyl tRNA synthetase; tRNA identity; tRNA(Leu)

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE TRANSFER RNA; LEUCINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE;

ANTICODON; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033550199     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3219     Document Type: Article

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