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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBinding SitesFlavin MononucleotideKineticsMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationOligonucleotidesRNARNA, CatalyticTheophyllineConceptsAllosteric ribozymesCooperative bindingModular rational designAbsence of effectorsAllosteric proteinsRNA modulesRNA structureMolecular switchAllosteric effectorsFirst bindsFunctional complexityEffectorsDifferent effectorsInduces formationFMNStructural studiesRNARibozymeRibozyme constructsBindingRational designProteinBindsSitesConcert
1999
Relationship 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 ResearchDesign of allosteric hammerhead ribozymes activated by ligand-induced structure stabilization
Soukup G, Breaker R. Design of allosteric hammerhead ribozymes activated by ligand-induced structure stabilization. Structure 1999, 7: 783-791. PMID: 10425680, DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(99)80102-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEngineering precision RNA molecular switches
Soukup G, Breaker R. Engineering precision RNA molecular switches. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 3584-3589. PMID: 10097080, PMCID: PMC22337, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.7.3584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA molecular switchMolecular switchGenetic control elementsEnzyme engineering strategiesRNA switchesReceptor domainConformational changesControl elementsEngineering strategiesStructural bridgeModular natureMolecular sensorsStructural reorganizationCorresponding ligandsRNARibozymeSwitchLigandsCatalyticReceptorsTripartite constructsReorganizationDomain