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Review
. 1996 Jun;21(6):220-4.

Ribozymes: structure and mechanism in RNA catalysis

W G Scott  1 , A Klug
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Review

Ribozymes: structure and mechanism in RNA catalysis

W G Scott et al. Trends Biochem Sci. 1996 Jun.

Abstract

The hammerhead RNA is a small catalytic RNA found in a number of RNA virus genomes and virus-like RNAs. The recently determined crystal structures of hammerhead ribozymes reveal how a small RNA motif can fold up into a conformation suitable for mediating RNA cleavage.

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