The C-terminal region of thermophilic tRNA (m7G46) methyltransferase (TrmB) stabilizes the dimer structure and enhances fidelity of methylation

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1400-1408

  Tomikawa, Chie ^a   Ochi, Anna ^a   Hori, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

7 methylguanine; Hyper thermophile; RNA modification; TrmB; tRNA methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CORE PROTEIN; DIMER; GLUTAMINE; GUANINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; TRANSFER RNA; TRANSFER RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DELETION MUTANT; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIMERIZATION; DNA METHYLATION; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RNA, TRANSFER; THERMODYNAMICS; TRNA METHYLTRANSFERASES;

AQUIFEX AEOLICUS;

EID: 42449110865     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21827     Document Type: Article

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