Crystal structure of the MazE/MazF complex: Molecular bases of antidote-toxin recognition

Molecular Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 875-884

  Kamada, Katsuhiko ^a,c   Hanaoka, Fumio ^b,c   Burley, Stephen K ^a,d  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RIKEN   (Japan)

^d ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MAZE; PROTEIN MAZF; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOME; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; DNA FLANKING REGION; DOCUMENTATION; MODULATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037738520     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(03)00097-2     Document Type: Article

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