| Literature DB >> 10679461 |
F A Quiocho1, G Hu, P D Gershon.
Abstract
Crystal structures have recently become available for two proteins (VP39 and eIF4E) 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.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10679461 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-440x(99)00053-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Struct Biol ISSN: 0959-440X Impact factor: 6.809