Metabolite-binding ribozymes

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1839, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 989-994

  Ramesh, Arati ^a   Winkler, Wade C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

GlmS; Posttranscriptional regulation; Riboswitch; Ribozyme; RNA structure and function

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA;

DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; GENE CONTROL; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RIBOSWITCH; RNA BINDING; RNA CLEAVAGE; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

EID: 84908338059     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.04.015     Document Type: Review

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