A group II intron encodes a functional LAGLIDADG homing endonuclease and self-splices under moderate temperature and ionic conditions

RNA

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1818-1831

  Mullineux, Sahra Taylor ^a,b   Costa, Maria ^b   Bassi, Gurminder S ^b   Michel, François ^b   Hausner, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Group II intron; LAGLIDADG homing endonuclease; Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HOMING ENDONUCLEASE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; RIBOZYME; RNA PRECURSOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INTRON; LEPTOGRAPHIUM TRUNCATUM; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RNA BINDING; RNA SPLICING; RNA STRUCTURE; RNS GENE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; METABOLISM; OPHIOSTOMATALES;

ENDONUCLEASES; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; INTRONS; OPHIOSTOMATALES; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 77956046534     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.2184010     Document Type: Article

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