Structure of the fMet-tRNA(fMet)-binding domain of B. stearothermophilus initiation factor IF2

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1918-1926

  Meunier, Sylvie ^a   Spurio, Roberto ^b   Czisch, Michael ^a   Wechselberger, Rainer ^a   Guenneugues, Marc ^a   Gualerzi, Claudio O ^b   Boelens, Rolf ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial translation; NMR; Protein; Protein biosynthesis; Ribosome

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; INITIATION FACTOR 2; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0034678924     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.8.1918     Document Type: Article

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