Molecular mechanisms of template-independent RNA polymerization by tRNA nucleotidyltransferases

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Tomita, Kozo ^a   Yamashita, Seisuke ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

CCA; Class I and II; Nucleotidyltransferase; Template independent; TRNA

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NUCLEOTIDE; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSFER RNA;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN REFOLDING; REVIEW; RNA TRANSPORT;

EID: 84897715807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00036     Document Type: Review

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