Cyclodipeptide synthases are a family of tRNA-dependent peptide bond-forming enzymes

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 414-420

  Gondry, Muriel ^a,e   Sauguet, Ludovic ^a,b,d,e   Belin, Pascal ^a   Thai, Robert ^a   Amouroux, Rachel ^a,b,d,e   Tellier, Carine ^a,b   Tuphile, Karine ^b,d,f   Jacquet, Mickaël ^a   Braud, Sandrine ^a,b,d   Courçon, Marie ^a   Masson, Cédric ^a   Dubois, Steven ^a   Lautru, Sylvie ^b   Lecoq, Alain ^a   Hashimoto, Shin Ichi ^b,c,d   Genet, Roger ^a,b,d,g   Pernodet, Jean Luc ^b  

^a SERVICE DE CHIMIE BIOORGANIQUE ET DE MARQUAGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Direction des Sciences du Vivant   (France)

^f ObeTherapy Biotechnology   (France)

^g CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYCLODIPEPTIDE SYNTHASE DERIVATIVE; LEUCINE; PHENYLALANINE; PIPERAZINEDIONE; PROTEIN ALBC; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; IN VITRO STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES NOURSEI;

EID: 65949084690     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.175     Document Type: Article

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