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Peptide Elongation Factor Tu

Known as: EF-Tu, Protein Synthesis Elongation Factor Tu, Peptide Elongation Factor Tu [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A protein found in bacteria and eukaryotic mitochondria which delivers aminoacyl-tRNA's to the A site of the ribosome. The aminoacyl-tRNA is first… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Assembly of Qβ viral RNA polymerase with host translational elongation factors EF-Tu and -Ts
Replication and transcription of viral RNA genomes rely on host-donated proteins. Qβ virus infects Escherichia coli and… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The human mitochondrial elongation factor tu (EF-Tu) gene: cDNA sequence, genomic localization, genomic structure, and identification of a pseudogene.
1995
1995
Relevance of histidine‐84 in the elongation factor Tu GTPase activity and in poly(Phe) synthesis: Its substitution by glutamine and alanine
1992
1992
TU Alternans, Long QTU, and Torsade de Pointes: Clinical and Experimental Observations
T or U wave alternans in association with long QTU and torsade de pointes (TdP) is uncommon and its mechanism(s) is unknown. We… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Molecular cloning and sequence determination of the tuf gene coding for the elongation factor Tu of Thermus thermophilus HB8.
The tuf gene, which encodes the elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) of Thermus thermophilus HB8, and its flanking regions were cloned… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Mechanism of polypeptide chain initiation in eukaryotes and its control by phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of initiation factor 2.
Earlier, we isolated eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF-2)-stimulating protein (SP) as a homogeneous complex with eIF-2 (eIF-2… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Interaction of Escherichia coli EF-Tu.GTP and EF-Tu.GDP with analogues of the 3' terminus of aminoacyl-tRNA.
The affinity of chemically synthetized analogues of the 3′ terminus of phenylalanyl-tRNA and leucyl-tRNA for the aminoacyl-tRNA… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Modification of elongation-factor-Tu . guanine-nucleotide interaction by kirromycin. A comparison with the effect of aminoacyl-tRNA and elongation factor Ts.
Kirromycin activates functions of elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) that normally require the presence of specific effectors [Wolf et… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Inability of E. coli ribosomes to interact simultaneously with the bacterial elongation factors EF Tu and EF G.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Ribosomes cannot interact simultaneously with elongation factors EF Tu and EF G.
Prior binding of EF G and GDP to 70S ribosomes from Escherichia coli prevents the subsequent binding of aminoacyl-tRNA, mediated… 
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