Structural Rearrangements in the Active Site of the Thermus thermophilus 16S rRNA Methyltransferase KsgA in a Binary Complex with 5′-Methylthioadenosine

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 388, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-282

  Demirci, Hasan ^a   Belardinelli, Riccardo ^a,b   Seri, Emilia ^b   Gregory, Steven T ^a   Gualerzi, Claudio ^b   Dahlberg, Albert E ^a   Jogl, Gerwald ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; 30S ribosomal subunit; kasugamycin; ribosome modification; rRNA methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

5' METHYLTHIOADENOSINE; ADENOSINE; APOENZYME; KASUGAMYCIN; MAGNESIUM ION; PROTEIN KSGA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 64049099242     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.02.066     Document Type: Article

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