Crystal Structure of the Antitoxin-Toxin Protein Complex RelB-RelE from Methanococcus jannaschii

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 393, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 898-908

  Francuski, Djordje ^a   Saenger, Wolfram ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

addiction module; antitoxin toxin; endoribonuclease; RelBE; RelE

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN RELE; RIBONUCLEASE; SERINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; LIGHT SCATTERING; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII; RIBOSOME; RNA CLEAVAGE; STRESS;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTITOXINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; METHANOCOCCUS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 70349845295     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.08.048     Document Type: Article

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