Crystal structure of archaeal toxin-antitoxin RelE-RelB complex with implications for toxin activity and antitoxin effects

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-331

  Takagi, Hisanori ^a   Kakuta, Yoshimitsu ^a   Okada, Takahiro ^a   Yao, Min ^b   Tanaka, Isao ^b   Kimura, Makoto ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELB; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII; RNA CLEAVAGE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

ANTITOXINS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 18744409067     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb911     Document Type: Article

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