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Evidence for processivity and two-step binding of the RNA substrate from studies of J1/2 mutants of the Tetrahymena ribozyme.
Biochemistry - 11 Feb 1992
Herschlag D
Abstract excerpt
J1/2 of the Tetrahymena ribozyme, a sequence of three A residues, connects the RNA-binding site to the catalytic core. Addition or deletion of bases from J1/2 improves turnover and substrate specificity in the site-specific endonuclease reaction catalyzed by this ribozyme: G2CCCUCUA5 (S) + G in-equilibrium G2CCCUCU (P) + GA5. These paradoxical enhancements are caused by decreased affinity of the ribozyme for S...
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