Ribonuclease P: The diversity of a ubiquitous RNA processing enzyme

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 391-406

  Schön, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eukaryote; Evolution; Organelle; Pre tRNA processing; Ribonuclease P; Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE P; TRANSFER RNA;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EUKARYOTE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASTIDS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, TRANSFER;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOPHORA PARADOXA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032961202     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(99)00014-5     Document Type: Review

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