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The architectural organization and mechanistic function of group II intron structural elements

Year: 1998

Type: review

Abstract: Group II introns are large, self-splicing RNAs and mobile genetic elements that provide good model systems for studies of RNA folding. The structures and mechanistic functions of individual domains are being elucidated, and long-range tertiary interactions between the domains are being identified, thus helping to define the three-dimensional architecture of the intron.

Source: Current Opinion in Structural Biology

DOI: 10.1016/s0959-440x(98)80062-6

Authors: Peter Zhifeng Qin, Anna Marie Pyle

Institutions: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University

Language: English

Topic: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,360

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences