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Applied Sciences, 2021 Ribozymes are catalytic RNAs that are attractive platforms for the construction of nanoscale objects with biological functions. We designed a dimeric form of the Tetrahymena group I ribozyme as a unit structure in which two ribozymes were connected in a ...
Junya Akagi +8 more
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Distribution of graph-distances in Boltzmann ensembles of RNA secondary structures [PDF]
, 2013 Large RNA molecules often carry multiple functional domains whose spatial arrangement is an important determinant of their function. Pre-mRNA splicing, furthermore, relies on the spatial proximity of the splice junctions that can be separated by very ...
A. Kobitski +26 more
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Exploring lipid diversity and minimalism to define membrane requirements for synthetic cells
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Designing the lipid membrane of synthetic cells is a complex task, in which its various roles (among them solute transport, membrane protein support, and self‐replication) should all be integrated. In this review, we report the latest top‐down and bottom‐up advances and discuss compatibility and complexity issues of current engineering approaches ...
Sergiy Gan +2 more
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The structure of a nucleolytic ribozyme that employs a catalytic metal ion
Nature Chemical Biology, 2017 The TS ribozyme (originally called twister-sister) is a nucleolytic catalytic RNA. We present a crystal structure of the ribozyme in a pre-reactive conformation. Two co-axial helical stacks are organized by a three-way junction and two tertiary contacts.
Yanjun Liu, T. J. Wilson, D. Lilley
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The Therapeutic Potential of Ribozymes [PDF]
Blood, 1998 AbstractRibozymes are catalytic RNA molecules that recognize their target RNA in a highly sequence-specific manner. They can therefore be used to inhibit deleterious gene expression (by cleavage of the target mRNA) or even repair mutant cellular RNAs. Targets such as the mRNAs of oncogenes (resulting from base mutations or chromosome translocations, eg,
James, H A, Gibson, Ian
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Plant Methods, 2022 Background Traditional CRISPR/Cas9 systems that rely on U6 or U3 snRNA promoters (RNA polymerase III-dependent promoters) can only achieve constitutive gene editing in plants, hampering the functional analysis of specifically expressed genes.
Jia-Wen Li +9 more
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In vitro Evolution and Engineering for Improved Ribozyme Polymerase Production [PDF]
, 2011 According to the "RNA World Hypothesis" the first self replicating molecule formed from the prebiotic chemicals is the ribozyme. A model compartmentalized self replicating system for ribozyme polymerases is designed and used to improve activity,
Ayaz Ali Khan +2 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Molecular dynamics simulations are advancing the study of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and RNA‐conjugated molecules. These developments include improvements in force fields, long‐timescale dynamics, and coarse‐grained models, addressing limitations and refining methods.
Kanchan Yadav, Iksoo Jang, Jong Bum Lee
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Functional identification of catalytic metal ion binding sites within RNA. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2005 The viability of living systems depends inextricably on enzymes that catalyze phosphoryl transfer reactions. For many enzymes in this class, including several ribozymes, divalent metal ions serve as obligate cofactors.
James L Hougland +3 more
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Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2021 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has high fatality rate and limited therapeutic options. Here, we propose a new anti-HCC approach with high cancer-selectivity and efficient anticancer effects, based on adenovirus-mediated Tetrahymena group I trans-splicing
Seung Ryul Han +12 more
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