RNase P from a photosynthetic organelle contains an RNA homologous to the cyanobacterial counterpart

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-52

  Baum, Michael ^a   Cordier, Axel ^a   Schön, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanelle; Evolution; Pre tRNA processing; Ribonuclease p; Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RIBONUCLEASE P;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029917137     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0145     Document Type: Article

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