Hammerhead ribozyme structure: U-turn for RNA structural biology.
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چکیده
Two crystal structures of the hammerhead ribozyme provide the first atomic-resolution views of an RNA active site, and suggest that the catalytic center may reside in a U-turn motif which was first seen in tRNA(Phe).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Structure
دوره 3 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995