RNase P RNA mediated cleavage: Substrate recognition and catalysis

Biochimie

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1183-1194

  Kirsebom, Leif A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Divalent metal ions; Ribozyme; RNase P; tRNA precursors; tRNA processing

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA; RNA PRECURSORS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34848863932     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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