The structural mechanism of the inhibition of archaeal RelE toxin by its cognate RelB antitoxin

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 400, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 346-351

  Shinohara, Masaaki ^a   Guo, Jin Xu ^a   Mori, Misako ^a   Nakashima, Takashi ^a   Takagi, Hisanori ^a   Nishimoto, Etsuko ^a   Yamashita, Shoji ^a   Tsumoto, Kouhei ^b   Kakuta, Yoshimitsu ^a   Kimura, Makoto ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archaea; Isothermal titration calorimetry; MRNA interferase; RelB RelE; Toxin antitoxin

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTITOXIN; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; TOXIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII; TOXIN ANALYSIS; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMISTRY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANTITOXINS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GENE DELETION; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

EID: 77956909858     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.08.061     Document Type: Article

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