Residues in Escherichia coli RNase P RNA important for cleavage site selection and divalent metal ion binding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 685-698

  Kufel, Joanna ^a   Kirsebom, Leif A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ribozyme; RNase P; tRNA precursors; tRNA processing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; LEAD; METAL ION; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA PRECURSOR; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030589091     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0608     Document Type: Article

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