Trying on tRNA for size: RNase P and the T-box riboswitch as molecular rulers

Biomolecules

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Zhang, Jinwei ^a   Ferré D'Amaré, Adrian R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interdigitated T loops; Molecular rulers; Noncanonical base pairs; Noncoding RNA; Riboswitch; RNA structure; RNase P; T box; TRNA; TRNA elbow

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE P; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFER RNA; RIBOSWITCH;

ACCURACY; AMINOACYLATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; RIBOSWITCH; RNA BINDING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM;

NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBONUCLEASE P; RIBOSWITCH; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 85012037112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2218273X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/biom6020018     Document Type: Review

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