Communication Between RNA Folding Domains Revealed by Folding of Circularly Permuted Ribozymes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 373, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 197-210

  Lease, Richard A ^a   Adilakshmi, Tadepalli ^a   Heilman Miller, Susan ^a   Woodson, Sarah A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

circular permutation; folding kinetics; group I ribozyme; hydroxyl radical footprinting; kinetic partitioning

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TETRAHYMENA; WILD TYPE;

TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 34548570425     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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