New ligase-derived RNA polymerase ribozymes

RNA

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1173-1180

  Lawrence, Michael S ^a   Bartel, David P ^a  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic RNA; In vitro selection; Polymerases; Replicases; Ribozymes; RNA World hypothesis

Indexed keywords

LIGASE; RIBOZYME; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ENZYME ISOLATION; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA; RNA LIGASE (ATP); RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 23644440503     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.2110905     Document Type: Article

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