Domain interactions of the transcription-translation coupling factor Escherichia coli NusG are intermolecular and transient

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 435, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 783-789

  Burmann, Björn M ^a   Scheckenhofer, Ulrich ^a   Schweimer, Kristian ^a   Rösch, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antitermination; Molecular dynamics; N utilization substance G (NusG); NMR; Paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE); Phage

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NUSG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COUPLING FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AQUIFEX AEOLICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79954470299     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20101679     Document Type: Article

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