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 ResearchConceptsConsensus sequenceATP-binding RNA aptamerCatalytic fitnessHammerhead ribozymeAbsence of ATPRNA poolAllosteric ribozymesVitro SelectionRNA aptamersCatalytic functionSequence variantsAllosteric interactionsCombinatorial poolsRibozymeTranscriptionATPRNACatalytic rateSequenceHammerhead domainRibozyme constructsFitnessAllosteric delayPoolSimilar strategies