Gemma C Atkinson

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Affiliation: University of Tartu
Country: Estonia

Publications

  1. ncbi Evolutionary and genetic analyses of mitochondrial translation initiation factors identify the missing mitochondrial IF3 in S. cerevisiae
    Gemma C Atkinson
    University of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Tartu, Estonia
    Nucleic Acids Res 40:6122-34. 2012
  2. ncbi An ancient family of SelB elongation factor-like proteins with a broad but disjunct distribution across archaea
    Gemma C Atkinson
    University of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Tartu, Estonia
    BMC Evol Biol 11:22. 2011
  3. ncbi The RelA/SpoT homolog (RSH) superfamily: distribution and functional evolution of ppGpp synthetases and hydrolases across the tree of life
    Gemma C Atkinson
    University of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Tartu, Estonia
    PLoS ONE 6:e23479. 2011
  4. ncbi Evolution of elongation factor G and the origins of mitochondrial and chloroplast forms
    Gemma C Atkinson
    Department of Systematic Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    Mol Biol Evol 28:1281-92. 2011
  5. ncbi Lys34 of translation elongation factor EF-P is hydroxylated by YfcM
    Lauri Peil
    Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
    Nat Chem Biol 8:695-7. 2012

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Publications5

  1. ncbi Evolutionary and genetic analyses of mitochondrial translation initiation factors identify the missing mitochondrial IF3 in S. cerevisiae
    Gemma C Atkinson
    University of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Tartu, Estonia
    Nucleic Acids Res 40:6122-34. 2012
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  2. ncbi An ancient family of SelB elongation factor-like proteins with a broad but disjunct distribution across archaea
    Gemma C Atkinson
    University of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Tartu, Estonia
    BMC Evol Biol 11:22. 2011
    ..However, elongation factor EF-Tu is capable of binding archaeal Pyl-tRNA in bacteria, suggesting the archaeal ortholog EF1A may also be capable of delivering Pyl-tRNA to the ribosome without the need of a specialized factor...
  3. ncbi The RelA/SpoT homolog (RSH) superfamily: distribution and functional evolution of ppGpp synthetases and hydrolases across the tree of life
    Gemma C Atkinson
    University of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Tartu, Estonia
    PLoS ONE 6:e23479. 2011
    ..Such signals may be transmitted via NTD to CTD intra-molecular interactions, or inter-molecular interactions either among individual RSH molecules or among long RSHs and other binding partners such as the ribosome...
  4. ncbi Evolution of elongation factor G and the origins of mitochondrial and chloroplast forms
    Gemma C Atkinson
    Department of Systematic Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    Mol Biol Evol 28:1281-92. 2011
    ..Thus, the potential for fine tuning afforded by subfunctionalization may explain the maintenance of EF-G paralogs...
  5. ncbi Lys34 of translation elongation factor EF-P is hydroxylated by YfcM
    Lauri Peil
    Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
    Nat Chem Biol 8:695-7. 2012
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