2001
Biochemical Detection of Monovalent Metal Ion Binding Sites within RNA
Basu S, Strobel S. Biochemical Detection of Monovalent Metal Ion Binding Sites within RNA. Methods 2001, 23: 264-275. PMID: 11243839, DOI: 10.1006/meth.2000.1137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX-ray crystal structureMonovalent cationsMetal ion binding siteMetal ion bindingHeavy metal cationsIon binding siteMetal sitesMetal cationsSoft LewisCrystal structureIon bindingCationsChemical propertiesNucleotide analog interference mappingP4-P6 domainAzoarcus group I intronMetal potassiumSimilar binding sitesNucleic acidsBinding sitesBiochemical detectionTetrahymena group I intronLarge RNAsGroup I intronDistinct biochemical signatures
1998
A specific monovalent metal ion integral to the AA platform of the RNA tetraloop receptor
Basu S, P. Rambo R, Strauss-Soukup J, H.Cate J, R. Ferré-D´Amaré A, Strobel S, Doudna J. A specific monovalent metal ion integral to the AA platform of the RNA tetraloop receptor. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 1998, 5: 986-992. PMID: 9808044, DOI: 10.1038/2960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP4-P6 domainTetraloop receptorCatalytic RNALarge catalytic RNAsGroup I intronRNA tertiary structure formationTertiary structure formationTertiary structural motifsI intronRNAWide diversityFoldingStructural motifsDivalent metal ionsPotassium ionsReceptorsIntronsAzoarcusDomainDiversityMotifSitesActivityMonovalent ions