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Leadzyme RNA catalysis

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The structure of a lead-dependent ribozyme reveals binding sites of divalent ions. One of them mimics the binding of catalytic lead and allows modeling of the cleavage reaction.

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Figure 1: a, The sequence numbering with the cleavage site indicated by •.
Figure 2: The pairs forming two small three base pair parallel helices between the independent molecules of leadzyme in the crystal7.
Figure 3: Some differences between magnesium and lead ions.

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Westhof, E., Hermann, T. Leadzyme RNA catalysis. Nat Struct Mol Biol 6, 208–209 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/6643

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