Peptidyl Transferase: Ancient and Exiguous

Overview

Journal Chem Biol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialties Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry

Date 2000 Oct 18

PMID 11033085

Citations 6

Authors

M Yarus

M Welch

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Abstract

The finding that the universal ribosomal peptidyl transferase is an RNA enzyme casts new light on its ancient origins, on the use of transition state analogues for ribozymes, and on the role of selection-amplification in studies of molecular evolution.

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