Identification of dynamical hinge points of the L1 ligase molecular switch

RNA

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 769-780

  Giambaşu, George M ^a   Lee, Tai Sung ^a   Sosa, Carlos P ^b   Robertson, Michael P ^c   Scott, William G ^c   York, Darrin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformational transition; Riboswitch; RNA world hypothesis

Indexed keywords

L1 LIGASE; LIGASE; RIBOZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HINGE REGION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RIBOSWITCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMULATION;

BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA LIGASE (ATP); RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 77950261884     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.1897810     Document Type: Article

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