A conformational switch in the DiGIR1 ribozyme involved in release and folding of the downstream I-D/rImRNA

RNA

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 958-967

  Nielsen, Henrik ^a   Einvik, Christer ^b   Lentz, Thomas E ^a   Hedegaard, Mads Marquardt ^a   Johansen, Steinar D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conformational switching; Didymium iridis; Digir1 branching ribozyme; Group i intron

Indexed keywords

DIGIR1 ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN I DIRI; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RIBOZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; GENE PROBE; GENE SEQUENCE; LIPID HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; AMOEBA; ANIMALS; KINETICS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, MESSENGER; UREA;

DIDYMIUM IRIDIS; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 65249177277     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.669209     Document Type: Article

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