PSEUDOKNOTS - A NEW MOTIF IN THE RNA GAME

被引:111
作者
PLEIJ, CWA
机构
[1] Department of Biochemistry, University of Leiden, 2300 RA Leiden
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10.1016/0968-0004(90)90214-V
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In the last few years a novel RNA folding principle called pseudoknotting has emerged. Originally discovered in noncoding regions of plant viral RNAs, pseudoknots now appear to be a widespread structural motif in a number of functionally different RNAs. These structural elements are part of tRNA-like structures and are involved in folding catalytic sites of ribozymes. They increase the efficiency of ribosomal frameshifting or can serve as specific binding sites for regulatory proteins. © 1990.
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