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Slippery substrates

Biochemical techniques provide a detailed picture of how the catalytic core of the Tetrahymena ribozyme interacts with the surface of its helical substrate.

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Michel, F., Westhof, E. Slippery substrates. Nat Struct Mol Biol 1, 5–7 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0194-5

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