A Protein-Only Rnase P in Human Mitochondria

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作者
Walker, Scott C. [1 ]
Engelke, David R. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Biol Chem, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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10.1016/j.cell.2008.10.010
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In bacteria, archaea, and the eukaryote nucleus, the endonuclease ribonuclease P (RNase P) is composed of a catalytic RNA that is assisted by protein subunits. Holzmann et al. (2008) now provide evidence that the human mitochondrial RNase P is an entirely protein-based enzyme.
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