RNA-splicing endonuclease structure and function

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 1176-1185

  Calvin, K ^a   Li, H ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endonuclease; Enzyme structure and function; Intron; Phosphoryl bond cleavage; RNA protein interaction; Splicing; tRNA maturation

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; TRANSFER RNA;

CATALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING;

ENDORIBONUCLEASES; INTRONS; PHYLOGENY; RNA SPLICING; RNA, TRANSFER; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 42449113800     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-7393-y     Document Type: Review

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