A tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase protein induces tertiary folding of the group I intron catalytic core

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 512-531

  Caprara, Mark G ^a   Mohr, Georg ^a   Lambowitz, Alan M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic RNA; Neurospora crassa; Ribozyme; RNA splicing; RNA structure

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; RIBOSOME RNA; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; INTRON; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; RNA STRUCTURE;

NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0029869019     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0182     Document Type: Article

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