Cys-tRNACys formation and cysteine biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea: Two faces of the same problem?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 19-20, 2004, Pages 2437-2445

  Ambrogelly, A ^a   Kamtekar, S ^a   Sauerwald, A ^a   Ruan, B ^a   Tumbula Hansen, D ^a,b   Kennedy, D ^a   Ahel, I ^a   Soll D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Cys tRNACys; Cysteine biosynthesis; Cysteinyl tRNA synthetase; Methanogens

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; CYSTEINE; AMINOACYL TRANSFER RNA; METHANE; RNA; TRNA, CYSTEINE; TRNA, CYSTEINE-;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL TRANSFER; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; RNA SYNTHESIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENE; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOPYRUS KANDLERI; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS;

ARCHAEA; BINDING SITES; CYSTEINE; GENES, ARCHAEAL; METHANE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA; RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL;

EID: 9744273252     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4194-9     Document Type: Review

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