Enzymatic formation of 5-aminomethyl-uridine derivatives in tRNA: Functional and evolutionary implications

DNA and RNA Modification Enzymes: Structure, Mechanism, Function and Evolution

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 406-422

  Bessho, Yoshitaka ^a   Yokoyama, Shigeyuki ^a,b  

^a RIKEN SPring 8 Center   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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