In vitro analysis of the relationship between endonuclease and maturase activities in the bi-functional group I intron-encoded protein, I-AniI

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1543-1554

  Geese, William J ^a   Kwon, Yong K ^a   Wen, Xiaoping ^a   Waring, Richard B ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; DNA sliding; Homing endonuclease; RNA binding protein; RNA splicing

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; ENDONUCLEASE; ENZYME; MATURASE; PROTEIN I ANII; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA BINDING; RNA SPLICING; STOICHIOMETRY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; DNA, FUNGAL; ENDONUCLEASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; INTRONS; RNA SPLICING; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0037392257     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03518.x     Document Type: Article

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