Crystal structure of the archaeal asparagine synthetase: Interrelation with aspartyl-tRNA and asparaginyl-tRNA synthetases

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 412, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 437-452

  Blaise, Mickaël ^a   Fréchin, Mathieu ^a   Oliéric, Vincent ^a   Charron, Christophe ^a   Sauter, Claude ^a   Lorber, Bernard ^a   Roy, Hervé ^a   Kern, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

aminoacyl tRNA synthetase; asparagine synthesis; asparagine synthetase; evolution

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; ASPARAGINYL TRANSFER RIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHETASE; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; ASPARTATE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; ASPARTIC ACID; LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

EID: 80052349173     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.07.050     Document Type: Article

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