A relaxed active site after exon ligation by the group I intron
Lipchock SV, Strobel SA. A relaxed active site after exon ligation by the group I intron. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 5699-5704. PMID: 18408159, PMCID: PMC2311373, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0712016105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive siteMetal ionsRelaxed active siteActive site metal ionScissile phosphateDirect metal coordinationHydrogen bonding contactsMetal coordinationBonding contactsTransition stateCrystal structureThermodynamic measurementsIonsGround stateStructureCoordinationStructural observationsTertiary interactionsIntron releaseExon ligationGroup I intronPhosphateComplexesReactionSecond step