The P5 activator of a group IC ribozyme can replace the P7.1/7.2 activator of a group IA ribozyme

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 665-670

  Ikawa, Yoshiya ^a   Sasaki, Kenta ^a   Tominaga, Hiroyuki ^a   Inoue, Tan ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Group I intron; NrdB; Ribozyme; RNA; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA STRUCTURE; TETRAHYMENA;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXONS; INTRONS; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA SPLICING; RNA, CATALYTIC; TETRAHYMENA;

TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 0038308479     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvg085     Document Type: Article

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