Determination of the 28 S ribosomal RNA identity element (G4319) for alpha-sarcin and the relationship of recognition to the selection of the catalytic site

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 838-848

  Glück, Anton ^a   Wool, Ira G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ribosomes; Ricin; rRNA recognition; Translocation; sarcin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SARCIN; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; RICIN A; RNA 28S;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RAT; RIBOSOME; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA STRUCTURE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0343898815     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0130     Document Type: Article

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