| Literature DB >> 2434932 |
T A Shvedova, G A Korneeva, V A Otroshchenko, T V Venkstern.
Abstract
2.5 S RNA, the nucleic acid component of the 1,4-alpha-D-glucan: 1,4-alpha-D-glucan 6-alpha-(1,4-alpha-glucano)-transferase from rabbit muscles, devoid of any protein, catalyses the branching reaction, as does the holoenzyme. The conclusion is drawn that 2.5 S RNA is a ribozyme. To get an insight into the significance of different parts of the molecule for the catalytic activity of 2.5 S RNA, a large fragment isolated from its partial RNAase A digest was investigated. This fragment which proved to be the middle part of polyribonucleotide chain containing all modified nucleotides exerts some catalytic activity, too.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2434932 PMCID: PMC340578 DOI: 10.1093/nar/15.4.1745
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucleic Acids Res ISSN: 0305-1048 Impact factor: 16.971