| Literature DB >> 8596629 |
T Kawashima1, C Berthet-Colominas, M Wulff, S Cusack, R Leberman.
Abstract
The crystal structure of the EF-Tu.EF-Ts complex from Escherichia coli has been determined to a resolution of 2.5 A. The complex contains two subunits of each of the elongation factors. The two EF-Ts molecules form a tight dimer, but there is little contact between the two EF-Tu molecules. The interaction of EF-Ts with EF-Tu results principally in the disruption of the Mg2+ ion binding site, thereby reducing the affinity of EF-Tu for guanine nucleotides.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8596629 DOI: 10.1038/379511a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962