Identification of functional domains in the self-cleaving Neurospora VS ribozyme using damage selection

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 830-840

  Beattie, Tara L ^a   Collins, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalytic RNA; Mitochondrial plasmid; Modification interference; RNA structure; Tertiary structure

Indexed keywords

CONTIG; MAGNESIUM; NUCLEOTIDE; RIBOZYME; SATELLITE RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031564663     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0921     Document Type: Article

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