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RNA editing packs a one-two punch

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Optimal protein synthesis requires bases in transfer RNAs to be modified. A key modification has been shown to involve an unusual two-step mechanism that entails the sequential activities of two enzymes. See Letter p.494

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Figure 1: Two-step mechanism for RNA editing.

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