Effects of conserved D/T loop substitutions in the pre-tRNA substrate on tRNase Z catalysis

RNA Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-111

  Hopkinson, Angela ^a   Levinger, Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

D loop; Substrate substitutions; T loop; tRNA; tRNase Z

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA PRECURSOR; TRANSFER RIBONUCLEASE Z; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA PROCESSING; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 45849116212     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.5.2.6086     Document Type: Article

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