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8915537

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-19
pubmed:abstractText
Group II introns are found in organelle genomes of plants, fungi and algae as well as in some bacteria. Some group II introns have been shown to self-splice in vitro and thus constitute examples of ribozymes. Their splicing pathway is analogous to the splicing pathway of nuclear pre-mRNA introns. They thus constitute simple models to analyze RNA catalysis of this type of splicing reactions. In this review article, I will summarize our current state of understanding of the ribozyme activity of group II introns and show that their large size correlates with their ability to perform complex tasks. After discussing the similarities found between group II and nuclear pre-mRNA introns, I will briefly evoke how the ribozyme activity of group II introns might be involved in their transposition at the DNA level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-9084
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
474-87
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Group II introns: elaborate ribozymes.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire du Métabolisme des ARN, URA1149 du CNRS, Département des Biotechnologies, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review