Structural basis of mRNA cap recognition by proteins

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作者
Quiocho, FA [1 ]
Hu, GH
Gershon, PD
机构
[1] Baylor Coll Med, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Dept Biochem, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[2] Baylor Coll Med, Grad Program Mol Biophys, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[3] Texas A&M Univ, Inst Biosci & Technol, Syst Hlth Sci Ctr, Houston, TX 77030 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0959-440X(99)00053-6
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Crystal structures have recently become available for two proteins (VP39 and elF4E) complexed with their cognate ligand - the mRNA cap, Despite their total structural dissimilarity, both proteins bind N7-methylguanine between two parallel aromatic sidechains, The resulting stacked arrangement governs their high specificity for the alkylated form of the nucleobase.
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