Crystal structure of an RNA-cleaving DNAzyme
Nature Communications, 2017 RNA-cleaving DNA enzymes are catalytic DNA that can cleave RNA in a sequence-specific manner. Here, the authors report three crystal structures of the 8–17 DNAzyme that include the pre-catalytic state of the RNA cleavage reaction, providing insight into ...
Hehua Liu +14 more
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Evolution of RNA-protein interactions: non-specific binding led to RNA splicing activity of fungal mitochondrial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetases. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2014 The Neurospora crassa mitochondrial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (mtTyrRS; CYT-18 protein) evolved a new function as a group I intron splicing factor by acquiring the ability to bind group I intron RNAs and stabilize their catalytically active RNA structure ...
Lilian T Lamech +2 more
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Expression of the C-terminal family 22 carbohydratebinding module of xylanase 10B of Clostridium themocellum in tobacco plant [PDF]
, 2009 Carbohydrate-binding modules have been shown to alter plant cell wall structural architecture. Hence, they have the potential application of being used to engineer the plant to produce tailor-made natural fibers in the cell wall.
Obembe, Olawole O.
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Many Activities, One Structure: Functional Plasticity of Ribozyme Folds
Molecules, 2016 Catalytic RNAs, or ribozymes, are involved in a number of essential biological processes, such as replication of RNA genomes and mobile genetic elements, RNA splicing, translation, and RNA degradation.
Matthew W.L. Lau +1 more
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Structural and biochemical basis for DNA and RNA catalysis by human Topoisomerase 3β
Nature Communications, 2022 The authors revealed novel roles of catalytic residues and divalent metal ions for hsTOP3B, the human RNA topoisomerase, and demonstrated the structural elements that kinetically modulate the DNA and RNA topoisomerase activities of TOP3B.
Xi Yang +4 more
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Twenty years of "Lipid World": a fertile partnership with David Deamer [PDF]
, 2019 "The Lipid World" was published in 2001, stemming from a highly effective collaboration with David Deamer during a sabbatical year 20 years ago at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
Kahana, Amit +2 more
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Prokaryotic Argonautes – variations on the RNA interference theme
Microbial Cell, 2014 The discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) has been a major scientific breakthrough. This RNA-guided RNA interference system plays a crucial role in a wide range of regulatory and defense mechanisms in eukaryotes.
John van der Oost +2 more
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RNA ligase ribozymes with a small catalytic core
Scientific Reports, 2023 Catalytic RNAs, or ribozymes, catalyze diverse chemical reactions that could have sustained primordial life in the hypothetical RNA world. Many natural ribozymes and laboratory evolved ribozymes exhibit efficient catalysis mediated by elaborate catalytic
Yoko Nomura, Yohei Yokobayashi
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The origins and physical roots of life’s dual – metabolic and genetic – nature [PDF]
, 2017 This review paper aims at a better understanding of the origin and physical foundation of life’s dual – metabolic and genetic – nature. First, I give a concise ‘top-down’ survey of the origin of life, i.e., backwards in time from extant DNA/RNA/protein ...
De Tiège, Alexis
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 The RNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RdRPs) encoded by the RNA viruses are a unique class of nucleic acid polymerases. Each viral RdRP contains a 500–600 residue catalytic module with palm, fingers, and thumb domains forming an encircled human right hand ...
Hengxia Jia, Hengxia Jia, Peng Gong
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