Solution structure of the C1-subdomain of Bacillus stearothermophilus translation initiation factor IF2

Protein Science

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2461-2468

  Wienk, Hans ^a   Tomaselli, Simona ^a,c   Bernard, Cédric ^a,d   Spurio, Roberto ^b   Picone, Delia ^c   Gualerzi, Claudio O ^b   Boelens, Rolf ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

fMet tRNA; IF2; NMR structure; Protein synthesis; Translation initiation

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR; INITIATION FACTOR 2;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDE INITIATION FACTORS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SOLUTIONS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 24344440731     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.051531305     Document Type: Article

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