Recognition of the 5′ leader of pre-tRNA substrates by the active site of ribonuclease P

RNA

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 734-745

  Zahler, Nathan H ^a   Christian, Eric L ^a   Harris, Michael E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Pre tRNA; Ribozyme; RNase P; Substrate binding

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BACTERIAL RNA; HOLOENZYME; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RIBONUCLEASE P; RIBOZYME; TRANSFER RNA; ARCHAEAL RNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE P, E COLI; RNA PRECURSOR;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA PROCESSING; THERMODYNAMICS; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADENOSINE; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, TRANSFER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038475910     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.5220703     Document Type: Article

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