A New RNA Catalyst From the Lab
10/28/2020![The schematically shown ribozyme (green) binds to the target RNA (blue) by base pairing and installs the methyl group (red flag) at a defined site of a selected adenine. The reaction product m1A is shown in the red circle.](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/a/csm_39ribozym_f6935046e3.jpg)
On the track of evolution: a catalytically active RNA molecule that specifically attaches methyl groups to other RNAs – a research group from the University of Würzburg reports on this new discovery in "Nature".
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