Evolutionary patterns in the sequence and structure of transfer RNA: a window into early translation and the genetic code.
Transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules play vital roles during protein synthesis. Their acceptor arms are aminoacylated with specific amino acid residues while their anticodons delimit codon specificity. The history of these two functions has been generally linked in evolutionary studies of the genetic code....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-07-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2474678?pdf=render |