2008
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
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
2000
A chemical phylogeny of group I introns based upon interference mapping of a bacterial ribozyme11Edited by D. Draper
Strauss-Soukup J, Strobel S. A chemical phylogeny of group I introns based upon interference mapping of a bacterial ribozyme11Edited by D. Draper. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2000, 302: 339-358. PMID: 10970738, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4056.Peer-Reviewed Original Research