Use of RNA secondary structure for studying the evolution of RNase P and RNase MRP

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 194-204

  Collins, Lesley J ^a   Moulton, Vincent ^a   Penny, David ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Catalytic RNA; Covarion hypothesis; Evolutionary trees; RNA secondary structure; RNA world; RNase MRP; RNase P

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPLAST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTE; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033814944     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010081     Document Type: Article

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