2001
Generating new ligand-binding RNAs by affinity maturation and disintegration of allosteric ribozymes.
Soukup G, DeRose E, Koizumi M, Breaker R. Generating new ligand-binding RNAs by affinity maturation and disintegration of allosteric ribozymes. RNA 2001, 7: 524-36. PMID: 11345431, PMCID: PMC1370106, DOI: 10.1017/s1355838201002175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector-binding domainAllosteric ribozymesRandom mutagenesisMolecular switchLigand-binding RNAsRNA molecular switchCyclic nucleotide monophosphatesModular rational designSecondary structure organizationSpecific effector moleculesGenetic switchDirect mutational analysisNucleotide covariationsCatalytic domainPhylogeny dataMutational analysisModular engineeringCatalytic moduleNucleic acid structuresNucleotide monophosphatesEffector moleculesAffinity maturationRibozymeMutagenesisHammerhead ribozyme
1999
Allosteric ribozymes sensitive to the second messengers cAMP and cGMP.
Koizumi M, Kerr J, Soukup G, Breaker R. Allosteric ribozymes sensitive to the second messengers cAMP and cGMP. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series 1999, 42: 275-6. PMID: 10780486, DOI: 10.1093/nass/42.1.275.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
Rational 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