Cation-π interactions induce kinking of a molecular hinge in the RNA polymerase bridge-helix domain

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-35

  Heindl, Hans ^a   Greenwell, Pamela ^a   Weingarten, Noam ^a   Kiss, Tamas ^a   Terstyanszky, Gabor ^a   Weinzierl, Robert O J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bridge helix; Cation interaction; Methanocaldococcus jannaschii; Molecular dynamics; RNA polymerase; Thermus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CATION; NUCLEOTIDE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; EUKARYOTE; GENE MUTATION; HALF LIFE TIME; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIMULATION;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CATIONS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; HUMANS; METHANOCOCCACEAE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PROKARYOTA; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 79551482308     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0390031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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