Specific protein recognition of an mRNA cap through its alkylated base.
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Hodel AE, Gershon PD, Shi X, Wang SM, Quiocho FA
Specific protein recognition of an mRNA cap through its alkylated base.
Nat Struct Biol. 1997 May;4(5):350-4.
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- Abstract
The specific binding of N7-methylguanine cap analogues to the RNA methyltransferase VP39 was observed through X-ray crystallography, providing a prototypical structure for a complex between a protein and an mRNA 5' cap.