Dissection of the mechanism for the stringent factor RelA

Molecular Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 779-788

  Wendrich, Thomas M ^a,b   Blaha, Gregor ^b   Wilson, Daniel N ^b   Marahiel, Mohamed A ^a   Nierhaus, Knud H ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE 3' 5' BIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' TRIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHOKINASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN L 11; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; STRINGENT FACTOR RELA; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME MECHANISM; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBOSOME; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMULUS LUPULUS;

EID: 0036809217     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(02)00656-1     Document Type: Article

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