Structure of crystalline Escherichia coli methionyl-tRNA(f)Met formyltransferase: comparison with glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase.
Schmitt, E., Blanquet, S., Mechulam, Y.(1996) EMBO J 15: 4749-4758
- PubMed: 8887566 
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1FMT - PubMed Abstract: 
Formylation of the methionyl moiety esterified to the 3' end of tRNA(f)Met is a key step in the targeting of initiator tRNA towards the translation start machinery in prokaryotes. Accordingly, the presence of methionyl-tRNA(f)Met formyltransferase (FMT), the enzyme responsible for this formylation, is necessary for the normal growth of Escherichia coli ...