Structural basis for 16S ribosomal RNA cleavage by the cytotoxic domain of colicin E3

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1241-1246

  Ng, C Leong ^a   Lang, Kathrin ^a   Meenan, Nicola A G ^b   Sharma, Amit ^b   Kelley, Ann C ^a   Kleanthous, Colin ^b   Ramakrishnan, V ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; COLICIN E3; CYTOTOXIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TARGETING; RIBOSOME; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA STRUCTURE; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; COLICINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RIBOSOMES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; RNA, TRANSFER, MET; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77957790848     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1896     Document Type: Article

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