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Changing the identity of a transfer RNA

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A leucine transfer RNA has been transformed into a serine transfer RNA by changing 12 nucleotides. This result indicates that a limited set of residues determine tRNA identity.

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Normanly, J., Ogden, R., Horvath, S. et al. Changing the identity of a transfer RNA. Nature 321, 213–219 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/321213a0

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