GTPases involved in bacterial ribosome maturation

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 403-414

  Goto, Simon ^a   Muto, Akira ^a   Himeno, Hyouta ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

bacteria; GTPase; ribosome; ribosome maturation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; BINDING PROTEIN; DER PROTEIN; ERA PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; OBG PROTEIN; RBGA PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA 16S; RSGA PROTEIN; TRANS ACTING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YGEH PROTEIN; YIHA PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOGENESIS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL MATURATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC SCREENING; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; RNA BINDING; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

BACTERIA; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; RIBOSOMES;

EID: 84877269955     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvt022     Document Type: Review

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