The location and the significance of a cross-link between the sarcin/ricin domain of ribosomal RNA and the elongation factor-G

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 337, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-272

  Chan, Yuen Ling ^a   Correll, Carl C ^a   Wool, Ira G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

EF 2, elongation factor 2; EF G, elongation factor G; EF Tu, elongation factor Tu; Elongation factor G; G domain; GTP hydrolysis; Sarcin ricin domain RNA; SRD, sarcin ricin domain; Translocation; UV, ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR G; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; IODOURIDINE; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RICIN; SARCIN; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; COVALENT BOND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RIBOSOME; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 1442299243     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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