The structure of ribonuclease P protein from Staphylococcus aureus reveals a unique binding site for single-stranded RNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-115

  Spitzfaden, Claus ^a   Nicholson, Neville ^a   Jones, Jo J ^a   Guth, Sabine ^a   Lehr, Ruth ^a   Prescott, Cathy D ^a   Hegg, Lisa A ^a   Eggleston, Drake S ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C5 protein; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Ribonuclease P protein; RNA protein interactions

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HOLOENZYME; RIBONUCLEASE P; RIBOZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034614360     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3341     Document Type: Article

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