Crystal Structure and Mutational Study of a Unique SpoU Family Archaeal Methylase that Forms 2′-O-Methylcytidine at Position 56 of tRNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 375, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1064-1075

  Kuratani, Mitsuo ^a,b   Bessho, Yoshitaka ^b   Nishimoto, Madoka ^b   Grosjean, Henri ^b,c   Yokoyama, Shigeyuki ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b RIKEN YOKOHAMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d RIKEN HARIMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

aTrm56; crystal structure; SPOUT; tRNA methylation; form

Indexed keywords

2' O METHYLCYTIDINE; CYTIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIMER; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN SPOU; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

ARCHAEA; LOTUS; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

EID: 37449017111     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.11.023     Document Type: Article

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