Role of zinc ion in translational accuracy becomes crystal clear

被引:8
作者
Musier-Forsyth, K [1 ]
Beuning, PJ [1 ]
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[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Chem, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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NATURE STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY | 2000年 / 7卷 / 06期
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10.1038/75816
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases play a central role in assuring a high degree of accuracy in protein synthesis. New high resolution structures of threonyl-tRNA synthetase bound to threonine or a threonyl-adenylate analog reveal how an active site zinc atom contributes to translational fidelity.
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页码:435 / 436
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