Origins and Early Evolution of the tRNA Molecule

Modern transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are composed of ~76 nucleotides and play an important role as “adaptor” molecules that mediate the translation of information from messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Many studies suggest that the contemporary full-length tRNA was formed by the ligation of half-sized hairpin-like RN...

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Main Author: Koji Tamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/5/4/1687