Replacement of two non-adjacent amino acids in the S.cerevisiae bi2 intron-encoded RNA maturase is sufficient to gain a homing-endonuclease activity

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 3758-3767

  Szczepanek, Tomasz ^a   Lazowska, Jaga ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Group I intron; Homing endonuclease; Maturase; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; ENDONUCLEASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; INTRON; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029953678     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00746.x     Document Type: Article

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