Specific protein recognition of an mRNA cap through its alkylated base.
Hodel, A.E., Gershon, P.D., Shi, X., Wang, S.M., Quiocho, F.A.(1997) Nat Struct Biol 4: 350-354
- PubMed: 9145102 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0597-350
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1P39, 1V39, 1VP3, 1VP9, 2VP3 - PubMed Abstract: 
The specific binding of N7-methylguanine cap analogues to the RNA methyltransferase VP39 was observed through X-ray crystallography, providing a prototypical structure for a complex between a protein and an mRNA 5' cap.