| Literature DB >> 6337651 |
J R Rubin, J Wang, M Sundaralingam.
Abstract
An X-ray diffraction study of a zinc(II) complex of tRNAPhe from yeast reveals the present of five zinc-binding sites on the tRNA molecule. Two of the cooperatively bound Mg2+ in the native tRNA structure are replaced by Zn2+. The remaining sites involve direct coordination of zinc to the N7 position of tRNA guanine bases, G15, G43 and HG45. Thus, zinc displays a high specificity for binding to guanine bases in purine-purine sequences.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6337651 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(83)90030-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002