Human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase is switched to a tRNA-dependent mode for tryptophan activation by mutations at V85 and I311

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 5934-5943

  Guo, Li Tao ^a   Chen, Xiang Long ^a   Zhao, Bo Tao ^a   Shi, Yi ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Xue, Hong ^b   Jin, You Xin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; ARGININE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; BETA 1 HAIRPIN; BETA 2 HAIRPIN; GLUTAMATE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; LYSINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; PERIODATE SODIUM; TRANSFER RNA; TRYPTOPHAN TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SWITCHING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSLATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATTLE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOLEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, TRANSFER, TRP; SCHIFF BASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN-TRNA LIGASE; VALINE;

EID: 34848828326     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm633     Document Type: Article

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