Structure-function analysis of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum RNA ligase - engineering a thermostable ATP independent enzyme

BMC Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zhelkovsky, Alexander M ^a   McReynolds, Larry A ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; LYSINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; RNA; RNA LIGASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; BACTERIOPHAGE T4 RNA LIGASE 1; BACTERIOPHAGE T4 RNA LIGASE 2; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADENYLATION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; GENE MUTATION; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; RNA SEQUENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN MOTIF;

ARCHAEA; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIOPHAGES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; METHANOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA LIGASE (ATP); VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84870483002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-13-24     Document Type: Article

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