Escherichia coli tRNA4Arg(UCU) induces a constrained conformation of the crucial Ω-loop of arginyl-tRNA synthetase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 313, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-134

  Yao, Yong Neng ^a   Zhang, Qing Shuo ^a   Yan, Xian Zhong ^b   Zhu, Guang ^b   Wang, En Duo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase; Arginine; ArgRS; argU; Comparative modeling; tRNA

Indexed keywords

ARGININE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; TRANSFER RNA; TRANSFER RNA ISOACCEPTOR FOR ARGININE(UCU); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0347481315     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.11.107     Document Type: Article

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