Structure and thermodynamics of metal binding in the P5 helix of a group I intron ribozyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 290, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 119-135

  Colmenarejo, Gonzalo ^a   Tinoco Jr , Ignacio ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group I intron; Metal binding; NMR; P5 helix; RNA structure and thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

COBALT DERIVATIVE; GUANINE; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; PROTON; RIBOZYME; URACIL;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; HYDROGEN BOND; INTRON; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 0033516616     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2867     Document Type: Article

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