Acquisition of novel catalytic activity by the M1 RNA ribozyme: the cost of molecular adaptation.

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The ribonucleoprotein RNase P is a critical component of metabolism in all known organisms. In Escherichia coli, RNase P processes a vast array of substrates, including precursor-tRNAs and precursor 4. 5S RNA. In order to understand how such catalytic versatility is achieved and how novel catalytic activity can be acquired, we evolve the M1 RNA ribozyme (the catalytic component of E. coli RNase P) in vitro for...

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