Regulation of translation of the head protein of T4 bacteriophage by specific binding of EF-Tu to a leader sequence

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 334, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 349-361

  Snyder, Larry ^a   Blight, Sherry ^a,b   Auchtung, Jennifer ^a,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

EF Tu; GroEL; T4 head protein; Translation regulation

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CHAPERONIN; ELONGATION FACTOR TU; HYBRID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE GOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPORTER GENE; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EUKARYOTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0242579203     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.09.063     Document Type: Article

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