The crystal structure of eEF1A refines the functional predictions of an evolutionary analysis of rate changes among elongation factors [1]

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 569-573

  Gaucher, Eric A ^a   Das, Ujjwal K ^a   Miyamoto, Michael M ^a   Benner, Steven A ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Covarions; Elongation factors; Evolutionary rates; Protein function; Rate changes; Tertiary structures

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; ELONGATION FACTOR TU;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LETTER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036218655     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004113     Document Type: Letter

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