Bacteriophage T4-encoded Stp can be replaced as activator of anticodon nuclease by a normal host cell metabolite

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 129-143

  Amitsur, Michal ^a   Benjamin, Sima ^a   Rosner, Rachel ^a   Chapman Shimshoni, Daphne ^a   Meidler, Roberto ^a   Blanga, Shani ^a   Kaufmann, Gabriel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; ENZYME ACTIVATOR; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HOLOENZYME; NUCLEASE; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDE; THYMIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANTICODON; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HOST CELL; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLITE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDES; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); THYMINE NUCLEOTIDES; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0141818936     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03691.x     Document Type: Article

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