Crystal structure of a lead-dependent ribozyme revealing metal binding sites revelant to catalysis

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-268

  Wedekind, Joseph E ^a   McKay, David B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; METAL BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; LEAD; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 0033010809     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/6700     Document Type: Article

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