The hairpin ribozyme: Discovery, mechanism, and development for gene therapy

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-129

  Shippy, Richard ^a   Lockner, Randy ^a   Farnsworth, Margaret ^a   Hampel, Arnold ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic RNA; Gene therapy; Hairpin ribozyme; Mechanism

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA;

CATALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA CLEAVAGE; STRUCTURAL GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; GENE THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, CATALYTIC;

DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NEUROSPORA;

EID: 0032754961     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:12:1:117     Document Type: Review

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