Helix P4 is a divalent metal ion binding site in the conserved core of the ribonuclease P ribozyme

RNA

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 511-519

  Christian, Eric L ^a   Kaye, Nicholas M ^a   Harris, Michael E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Metal ion coordination; Phosphorothioate; Ribozyme; RNase P RNA

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; RIBONUCLEASE P; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034002685     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355838200000042     Document Type: Article

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