Combinatorial minimization and secondary structure determination of a nucleotide synthase ribozyme

RNA

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1208-1220

  Chapple, Kelly E ^a   Bartel, David P ^b   Unrau, Peter J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic RNA; In vitro selection; Pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHORUS 32; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDE; RIBOZYME; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA PRIMERS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDES; RNA LIGASE (ATP); RNA, CATALYTIC; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0141606847     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.5500603     Document Type: Article

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