A second catalytic metal ion in a group I ribozyme

Nature

Volumn 388, Issue 6644, 1997, Pages 805-808

  Weinstein, Lara B ^a   Jones, B C N M ^b   Cosstick, Richard ^b   Cech, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CATALYSIS; EXONS; INTRONS; MANGANESE; METALS; RNA, CATALYTIC; SULFUR; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; URIDINE;

TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0030800470     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/42076     Document Type: Article

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