title: The RNA binding domain of ribosomal protein L11 is structurally similar to homeodomains.
abstract: The RNA binding domain of ribosomal protein L11 is strikingly similar to the homeodomain class of eukaryotic DNA binding proteins: it contains three alpha-helices that superimpose with homeodomain alpha-helices, and some conserved residues required for rRNA recognition align with homeodomain helix III residues contacting DNA bases.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xing
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authors.lastname: Guha Thakurta
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authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Draper
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011487:Protein Conformation; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; C027624:ribosomal protein L11