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Ribozyme activity in the genomic and antigenomic RNA strands of hepatitis delta virus.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 1 Jan 2002
Wadkins T S, Been M D
Abstract excerpt
In the hepatitis delta virus, ribozymes are encoded in both the genomic strand RNA and its complement, the antigenomic strand. The two ribozymes are similar in sequence and structure, are most active in the presence of divalent cation and catalyze RNA cleavage reactions which generate a 5'-hydroxyl group and a 2',3'-cyclic phosphate group. Recent progress has been made in understanding the catalytic mechanism....
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