2008
Riboswitches as new antibiotics targets
Blount K, Breaker R. Riboswitches as new antibiotics targets. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 264.3-264.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.264.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug targetsAntibacterial drug discoveryNew antibiotic targetsNew cellular targetsDrug discoveryAntibiotic targetsRiboswitchGene expressionRNA structureCellular targetsDrug discoverersAntibacterial compoundsGenesLethal effectsBacteriaExpressionMetabolite analogsReceptorsTargetDiscoveryRNABindsSelective receptorsMRNARecent work
2001
Cooperative binding of effectors by an allosteric ribozyme
Jose A, Soukup G, Breaker R. Cooperative binding of effectors by an allosteric ribozyme. Nucleic Acids Research 2001, 29: 1631-1637. PMID: 11266567, PMCID: PMC31269, DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.7.1631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllosteric ribozymesCooperative bindingModular rational designAbsence of effectorsAllosteric proteinsRNA modulesRNA structureMolecular switchAllosteric effectorsFirst bindsFunctional complexityEffectorsDifferent effectorsInduces formationFMNStructural studiesRNARibozymeRibozyme constructsBindingRational designProteinBindsSitesConcert