2006
Riboswitches: Regulators of modern and ancient metabolism
Kim J, Breaker R. Riboswitches: Regulators of modern and ancient metabolism. The Biochemist 2006, 28: 11-15. DOI: 10.1042/bio02802011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex biochemical pathwaysPrimitive life formsNucleic acid biochemistryAncient metabolismPrimitive organismsModern cellsLife formsStructured RNAsBiochemical pathwaysBiological processesEfficient enzymeRNARecent findingsMolecular sensorsSpecific receptorsSuch moleculesRiboswitchOrganismsRegulatorEnormous potentialEnzymePathwayBiochemistryMetabolismCells
2001
In Vitro Selection of Kinase and Ligase Deoxyribozymes
Li Y, Breaker R. In Vitro Selection of Kinase and Ligase Deoxyribozymes. Methods 2001, 23: 179-190. PMID: 11181037, DOI: 10.1006/meth.2000.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA ligationModern living systemsDNA kinaseEnzymatic functionRandom sequence populationVitro SelectionProtein enzymesConstruction of DNADNA constructsDNA phosphorylationDNADeoxyribozymesKinaseLiving systemsFundamental roleChemical reactionsAdenylationFundamental questionsBiocatalysisPhosphorylationEnzymeBiotechnologySelection strategyDiscoveryDetailed overview
1999
Phosphorylating DNA with DNA
Li Y, Breaker R. Phosphorylating DNA with DNA. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 2746-2751. PMID: 10077582, PMCID: PMC15840, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.6.2746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstrate recognition patternRandom sequence poolsKinase-like activityStandard NTPsATP hydrolysisSpecific target DNAVitro SelectionIndividual DNAProtein enzymesDNADNTP substratesMultiple turnoversDeoxyribozymesEnzymeTarget DNABiological systemsDeoxyribose moietyGTPNTPsRNAATPDNTPsCatalytic potentialSelectionRiboseIn Vitro Selection of Nucleic Acid Enzymes
Breaker R, Kurz M. In Vitro Selection of Nucleic Acid Enzymes. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 1999, 243: 137-158. PMID: 10453642, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-60142-2_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiversity of enzymesYears of evolutionNucleic acid enzymesEvolutionary historyNucleic acidsBiochemical functionsDNA substratesMetabolic machineryVitro SelectionProtein enzymesCatalytic functionBiological catalystsAcid enzymesHydrolysis reactionProteinEnzymeNatural functionRibozymeDistinct classesRNAEssential componentReactionMachineryCatalystDiversity
1997
DNA aptamers and DNA enzymes
Breaker R. DNA aptamers and DNA enzymes. Current Opinion In Chemical Biology 1997, 1: 26-31. PMID: 9667831, DOI: 10.1016/s1367-5931(97)80105-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA enzymes
Breaker R. DNA enzymes. Nature Biotechnology 1997, 15: 427-431. PMID: 9131619, DOI: 10.1038/nbt0597-427.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
A DNA enzyme that cleaves RNA
Breaker R, Joyce G. A DNA enzyme that cleaves RNA. Cell Chemical Biology 1994, 1: 223-229. PMID: 9383394, DOI: 10.1016/1074-5521(94)90014-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA enzymeRNA enzymeDependent cleavageSimilarity of DNATypes of RNACatalytic domainDNA sequencesRandom nucleotidesRapid turnoverRNASuccessive roundsEnzymeDNACatalytic rateSelective amplificationBiological systemsTurnover rateSequenceCleavageIntermolecular contextNucleotidesPopulationTurnoverPhosphoesters