N7-Methylguanine at position 46 (m7G46) in tRNA from Thermus thermophilus is required for cell viability at high temperatures through a tRNA modification network

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 942-957

  Tomikawa, Chie ^a   Yokogawa, Takashi ^b   Kanai, Tamotsu ^c   Hori, Hiroyuki ^a,d  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d RIKEN SPring 8 Center ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7 METHYLGUANINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN TRMB; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 7-METHYLGUANINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GUANINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE TRANSFER RNA; TRANSFER RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; TRNA (GUANINE N7 ) METHYLTRANSFERASE; TRNA (GUANINE-N7-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; AMINOACYLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DNA DENATURATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM;

THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

AMINOACYLATION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GUANINE; HOT TEMPERATURE; METHIONINE; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, TRANSFER; RNA, TRANSFER, PHE; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; TRNA METHYLTRANSFERASES;

EID: 77950345305     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp1059     Document Type: Article

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