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 ResearchConceptsAllosteric ribozymesCooperative bindingModular rational designAbsence of effectorsAllosteric proteinsRNA modulesRNA structureMolecular switchAllosteric effectorsFirst bindsFunctional complexityEffectorsDifferent effectorsInduces formationFMNStructural studiesRNARibozymeRibozyme constructsBindingRational designProteinBindsSitesConcert
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