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Abstract
An RNA molecule consisting of an asymmetric internal loop of six nucleotides can be rapidly and specifically cleaved by Pb2+ in the presence of Mg2+. The 5' cleavage product terminates with a 3' phosphomonoester generated from a 2',3'-cyclic phosphodiester reaction intermediate. This two-step reaction mechanism resembles that of many protein ribonucleases but has not previously been observed for reactions catalysed by RNA.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1501711 DOI: 10.1038/358560a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962