Versatility of self-cleaving ribozymes

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作者
Been, Michael D. [1 ]
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[1] Duke Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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10.1126/science.1133259
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Two studies expand our knowledge of cellular RNA sequences that catalyze their own cleavage. One sheds light on their evolution, the other on the cleavage mechanism.
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页码:1745 / 1747
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