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Control of gene expression by a natural metabolite-responsive ribozyme.
Nature - 18 Mar 2004
Winkler Wade C, Nahvi Ali, Roth Adam, Collins Jennifer A, Breaker Ronald R
Abstract excerpt
Most biological catalysts are made of protein; however, eight classes of natural ribozymes have been discovered that catalyse fundamental biochemical reactions. The central functions of ribozymes in modern organisms support the hypothesis that life passed through an 'RNA world' before the emergence of proteins and DNA. We have identified a new class of ribozymes that cleaves the messenger RNA of the glmS gene in...
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