Concerted effects of two activator modules on the group I ribozyme reaction

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-435

  Ikawa, Yoshiya ^a,b   Shiohara, Tomoaki ^c   Ohuchi, Shoji ^d   Inoue, Tan ^b,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activator; Group I; Intron; Modular engineering; Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; GIR1 RIBOZYME; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; HUMAN; HYBRID; INTRON; KINETICS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; WILD TYPE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BASE SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INTRONS; KINETICS; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, CATALYTIC; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67649641962     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn183     Document Type: Article

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