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Role of a conserved J8/7 X P4 base-triple in the Tetrahymena ribozyme.
Journal of biochemistry - 1 Nov 2002
Ohki Yasushi, Ikawa Yoshiya, Shiraishi Hideaki, Inoue Tan
Abstract excerpt
The Tetrahymena group I intron ribozyme folds into a complex three dimensional structure for performing the self-splicing reaction. Catalysis depends on its core structure comprising two helical domains, P4-P6 and P3-P7. The two domains are joined by three sets of conserved base-triple(s) and other tertiary interactions. We found that the disruption of J8/7 X P4, one such conserved base-triple, causes the...
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