The structural basis of RNA-catalyzed RNA polymerization

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1036-1042

  Shechner, David M ^a,b,c,d   Bartel, David P ^a,b  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Harvard University   (United States)

^d BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL GROUP; METAL; METAL ION; NUCLEIC ACID BASE; NUCLEOPHILE; RIBOZYME; RNA; RNA LIGASE; RNA POLYMERASE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA REPLICATION; RNA SEQUENCE;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYMERIZATION; POLYPHOSPHATES; RNA; RNA, CATALYTIC; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 80052475860     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2107     Document Type: Article

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