2000
Molecular Recognition of cAMP by an RNA Aptamer †
Koizumi M, Breaker R. Molecular Recognition of cAMP by an RNA Aptamer †. Biochemistry 2000, 39: 8983-8992. PMID: 10913311, DOI: 10.1021/bi000149n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCapping DNA with DNA †
Li Y, Liu Y, Breaker R. Capping DNA with DNA †. Biochemistry 2000, 39: 3106-3114. PMID: 10715132, DOI: 10.1021/bi992710r.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
In vitro selection of deoxyribozymes with DNA capping activity.
Li Y, Liu Y, Breaker R. In vitro selection of deoxyribozymes with DNA capping activity. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series 1999, 42: 237-8. PMID: 10780467, DOI: 10.1093/nass/42.1.237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelationship between internucleotide linkage geometry and the stability of RNA.
Soukup G, Breaker R. Relationship between internucleotide linkage geometry and the stability of RNA. RNA 1999, 5: 1308-25. PMID: 10573122, PMCID: PMC1369853, DOI: 10.1017/s1355838299990891.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Mechanism for allosteric inhibition of an ATP-sensitive ribozyme
Tang J, Breaker R. Mechanism for allosteric inhibition of an ATP-sensitive ribozyme. Nucleic Acids Research 1998, 26: 4214-4221. PMID: 9722642, PMCID: PMC147823, DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.18.4214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllosteric ribozymesModular rational designFunctional modulationEffector moleculesSelf-cleaving ribozymesFunction of ribozymesSmall effector moleculesPresence of ATPAbsence of ATPAptamer domainStructural basisLigand bindingAllosteric inhibitionRibozyme domainPossible mechanismTertiary structureConformational changesRibozyme
1997
Examination of the catalytic fitness of the hammerhead ribozyme by in vitro selection.
Tang J, Breaker R. Examination of the catalytic fitness of the hammerhead ribozyme by in vitro selection. RNA 1997, 3: 914-25. PMID: 9257650, PMCID: PMC1369536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateBase SequenceBinding SitesConserved SequenceMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationRNA PrecursorsRNA, CatalyticSelection, GeneticConceptsConsensus sequenceATP-binding RNA aptamerCatalytic fitnessHammerhead ribozymeAbsence of ATPRNA poolAllosteric ribozymesVitro SelectionRNA aptamersCatalytic functionSequence variantsAllosteric interactionsCombinatorial poolsRibozymeTranscriptionATPRNACatalytic rateSequenceHammerhead domainRibozyme constructsFitnessAllosteric delayPoolSimilar strategiesRational design of allosteric ribozymes
Tang J, Breaker R. Rational design of allosteric ribozymes. Cell Chemical Biology 1997, 4: 453-459. PMID: 9224568, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(97)90197-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllosteric regulationAllosteric ribozymesEffector moleculesProtein enzymesActive siteCatalytic ratePresence of dATPSelf-cleaving ribozymesSmall effector moleculesPresence of ATPSmall molecule receptorRational design strategyCellular processesEnzyme active siteAptamer domainAllosteric controlAllosteric enzymeCatalytic RNARNA aptamersConformational changesLigand moleculesMetabolic pathwaysCatalytic activityAllosteric hammerheadCatalytic features