Atomic level architecture of group I introns revealed

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-51

  Vicens, Quentin ^a   Cech, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; RIBOZYME;

AZOARCUS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

BINDING SITES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA, BACTERIAL; EXONS; INTRONS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; RNA, CATALYTIC;

AZOARCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 30944458838     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2005.11.008     Document Type: Review

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