Modulation of individual steps in group I intron catalysis by a peripheral metal ion

RNA

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1656-1667

  Forconi, Marcello ^a   Piccirilli, Joseph A ^b   Herschlag, Daniel ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzymatic catalysis; Evolution; Metal ion; Peripheral interactions; Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METAL ION; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; INTRON; LIGAND BINDING; MACROMOLECULE; METAL BINDING; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CADMIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHATES; RNA, CATALYTIC; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 34748914402     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.632007     Document Type: Article

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