Riboswitch structures: Purine ligands replace tertiary contacts

被引:26
作者
Lescoute, A [1 ]
Westhof, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Strasbourg 1, CNRS, UPR9002, Inst Biol Mol & Cellulaire, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY | 2005年 / 12卷 / 01期
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10.1016/j.chembiol.2005.01.002
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Two recent reports describe the fascinating crystal structures of the G-riboswitch complexed to three different purine ligands, hypoxanthine [1], guanine, and adenine [2].
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