A Kinetic Intermediate that Regulates Proper Folding of a Group II Intron RNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 375, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 572-580

  Waldsich, Christina ^a   Pyle, Anna Marie ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

catalysis; ribozyme; RNA folding; RNA structure; splicing

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; RIBOZYME; RNA;

ARTICLE; INTRON; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEOMICS; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 36549060184     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.10.052     Document Type: Article

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