DNA polymerases and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases: Shared mechanisms for ensuring the fidelity of gene expression

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 45, 2008, Pages 11695-11703

  Francklyn, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; AMINO ACIDS; DNA; ENZYMES; ERROR CORRECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; ORGANIC ACIDS; RNA; VIDEO STREAMING;

AMINOACYL; AMINOACYLATED TRNA; AMINOACYLATION; BINDING SELECTIVITIES; COMMON PROPERTIES; CORRECTION MECHANISMS; DISCRETE DOMAINS; DNA POLYMERASES; DNA REPLICATIONS; DO-MAINS; ELEMENTARY STEPS; FIDELITY CONTROLS; GENETIC INFORMATIONS; INDUCED FITS; LATTER MECHANISMS; MULTI DOMAINS; PROTEIN SYNTHESES; SMALL MOLECULES; SYNTHETASES;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; DNA POLYMERASE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

AMINO ACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 55849145559     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi801500z     Document Type: Review

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