Synthesis of aspartyl-tRNA(Asp) in Escherichia coli - A snapshot of the second step

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 6532-6541

  Eiler, S ^a   Dock Bregeon, A C ^a   Moulinier, L ^a   Thierry, J C ^a   Moras, D ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Aminoacylation reaction; Aspartyl tRNA synthetase; Crystal structure; Q base; tRNA

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ARGININE; ASPARTATE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; ASPARTIC ACID TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA SYNTHESIS;

ANTICODON; ASPARTATE-TRNA LIGASE; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL; RNA, TRANSFER, ASP;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033571581     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.22.6532     Document Type: Article

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