Do aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases have biological functions other than in protein biosynthesis?

IUBMB Life

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 556-558

  Park, Sang Gyu ^a   Kim, Sunghoon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; ASPARAGINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE PROLYL TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; HISTIDINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; ISOENZYME; LYSINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; METHIONINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; SERINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; THREONINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; TRYPTOPHAN TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FUNCTIONAL PROTEOMICS; ISOENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES; ANIMALS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENETIC CODE; GOLGI APPARATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 33749138657     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540600735974     Document Type: Short Survey

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