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… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Ribosome-induced changes in elongation factor Tu conformation control GTP hydrolysis.
In translation, elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) molecules deliver aminoacyl-tRNAs to the mRNA-programmed ribosome. The GTPase… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
GTPase activation of elongation factor EF-Tu by the ribosome during decoding.
We have used single-particle reconstruction in cryo-electron microscopy to determine a structure of the Thermus thermophilus… (More)
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2006
2006
Chaperone properties of mammalian mitochondrial translation elongation factor Tu.
The main function of the prokaryotic translation elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) and its eukaryotic counterpart eEF1A is to deliver… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Cell surface-associated elongation factor Tu mediates the attachment of Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC533 (La1) to human intestinal cells and mucins.
The aim of this work was to identify Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC533 (La1) surface molecules mediating attachment to intestinal… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Elongation factor Tu and E1 beta subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex act as fibronectin binding proteins in Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
The interactions between pathogenic bacteria and extracellular matrix (ECM) components markedly influence the initiation and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Complete kinetic mechanism of elongation factor Tu-dependent binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the A site of the E. coli ribosome.
The kinetic mechanism of elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu)-dependent binding of Phe-tRNAPhe to the A site of poly(U)-programmed… (More)
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1997
1997
Renaturation of rhodanese by translational elongation factor (EF) Tu. Protein refolding by EF-Tu flexing.
The translation elongation factor (EF) Tu has chaperone-like capacity to promote renaturation of denatured rhodanese. This… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Helix unwinding in the effector region of elongation factor EF-Tu-GDP.
BACKGROUND Elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) in its GTP conformation is a carrier of aminoacylated tRNAs (aa-tRNAs) to the ribosomal A… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The structure of the Escherichia coli EF-Tu. EF-Ts complex at 2.5 â„« resolution
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… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Interaction of elongation factors EF-G and EF-Tu with a conserved loop in 23S RNA
The elongation factors EF-Tu and EF-G interact with ribosomes during protein synthesis1,2: EF-Tu presents incoming aminoacyl… (More)
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