Soaking suggests "alternative facts": Only co-crystallization discloses major ligand-induced interface rearrangements of a homodimeric tRNA-binding protein indicating a novel mode-of-inhibition.

For the efficient pathogenesis of Shigella, the causative agent of bacillary dysentery, full functionality of tRNA-guanine transglycosylase (TGT) is mandatory. TGT performs post-transcriptional modifications of tRNAs in the anticodon loop taking impact on virulence development. This suggests TGT as...

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Main Authors: Frederik Rainer Ehrmann, Johann Stojko, Alexander Metz, François Debaene, Luzi Jakob Barandun, Andreas Heine, François Diederich, Sarah Cianférani, Klaus Reuter, Gerhard Klebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5395182?pdf=render