Crystal structure of a c-di-AMP riboswitch reveals an internally pseudo-dimeric RNA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 2692-2703

  Jones, Christopher P ^a   Ferré D'Amaré, Adrian R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cyclic di AMP; riboregulation; riboswitch; small angle X ray scattering; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC DIADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; DINUCLEOTIDE; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL RNA; CYCLIC DIADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATE; RIBOSWITCH;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGEN BOND; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RIBOSWITCH; RNA SEQUENCE; SECOND MESSENGER; TETRAHYMENA; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBOSWITCH; RNA, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84911391431     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15252/embj.201489209     Document Type: Article

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