Structure and function of preQ1 riboswitches

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1839, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 939-950

  Eichhorn, Catherine D ^a   Kang, Mijeong ^a,b   Feigon, Juli ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

NMR; PreQ0; Queuine; Queuosine; TRNA modification; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE TRANSFER RNA; ASPARTIC ACID TRANSFER RNA; HISTIDINE TRANSFER RNA; QUEUOSINE; TYROSINE TRANSFER RNA;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICODON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FIRMICUTES; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FUSOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRECURSOR; PREQUEUOSINE 1 RIBOSWITCH; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEOBACTERIA; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RIBOSWITCH; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84908067356     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.04.019     Document Type: Review

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