Group II introns are large autocatalytic RNAs found in organellar genomes of plants and lower eukaryotes, as well as in some bacterial genomes...
Keywords: catalytic RNA, protein-assisted splicing, ribozyme
07/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterRibosomal DNA (rDNA) is a specialised chromosomal location that is dedicated to high-level transcription of ribosomal RNA genes...
Keywords: group I intron, homing endonuclease gene, ribosomal DNA, ribozyme, RNA processing
07/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterThe spliceosome, the multi-megadalton molecular machine that performs splicing, consists of over 200 different proteins and five small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs)...
Keywords: active site, catalysis, ribozyme, splicing mechanism, U6 snRNA
07/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterReversible chemistry, allowing for chain-forming as well as chain-breaking steps, is important for biological self-organization...
Keywords: catalysis, cleavage, cyclic RNA, ligation, ribozyme, RNA world
07/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter