RNA structure, metal ions, and catalysis

被引:48
作者
Scott, WG [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Chem & Biochem, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Ctr Mol Biol RNA, Sinsheimer Labs, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
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10.1016/S1367-5931(99)00029-0
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Several new and unexpected insights into the metalloenzymology of ribozymes have been achieved in the past year. From a mechanistic point of view, the NMR and crystal structures of a small Pb2+-dependent ribozyme have been particularly revealing.
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