Molecular modelling of the GIR1 branching ribozyme gives new insight into evolution of structurally related ribozymes

EMBO Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 667-678

  Beckert, Bertrand ^a   Nielsen, Henrik ^a,b,c   Einvik, Christer ^d   Johansen, Steinar D ^c   Westhof, Eric ^a   Masquida, Benoît ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL MOLEC ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

3D modelling of RNA; GIR1 branching ribozyme; Group I intron; RNA evolution

Indexed keywords

GIR1 ENZYME; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBOZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NAEGLERIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA STRUCTURE; TETRAHYMENA;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, MOLECULAR; RNA, CATALYTIC;

RUMEX;

EID: 39449136567     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.4     Document Type: Article

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