However, in the half-century since the structure of DNA was first ... For example, many types of RNA have been found to be catalytic--that is, they carry out biochemical reactions just like ...

Our laboratory carried out research in two areas. In one, we studied the structure and mechanism of activity of the catalytic RNA moiety of the RNA processing enzyme ribo-nuclease P (Rnase P). In the ...

This discovery led to the concept of the ribosome as a ribozyme, an RNA molecule with enzymatic properties ... reflecting its essential role in protein synthesis. The core structure and catalytic ...

The crystal structure of the ... Indeed SRP RNA may be required for GTPase activity because it positions the arginine to perform its catalytic function. Finally, it is not at all clear why a ...

rRNA molecules, along with ribosomal proteins, form the structure of the ribosomes and catalyze the formation of ... where it serves as a template for protein synthesis. Some RNA molecules, called ...

Studies suggest that naturally occurring SAM-binding RNA could be derived from earlier ribozymes that lost their catalytic function during evolution," says Höbartner. Knowledge of the structure ...