Thermodynamic analysis reveals that GTP binding affects the interaction between the α- and γ-subunits of translation initiation factor 2

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 371, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 596-599

  Nakakido, Makoto ^a   Tanaka, Yoshikazu ^a   Sokabe, Masaaki ^b   Tsumoto, Kouhei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GTP; Thermodynamics; Translation initiation factor 2; tRNA binding

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; INITIATION FACTOR; TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2 ALPHA SUBUNIT; TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2 GAMMA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PROKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 44149113261     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.03.101     Document Type: Article

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