A DNAzyme requiring two different metal ions at two distinct sites

Most previously reported RNA-cleaving DNAzymes require only a single divalent metal ion for catalysis. We recently reported a general trivalent lanthanide-dependent DNAzyme named Ce13d. This work shows that Ce13d requires both Na+ and a trivalent lanthanide (e.g. Ce3+), simultaneously. This discover...

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Main Authors: Zhou, Wenhu, Zhang, Yupei, Huang, Po-Jung Jimmy, Ding, Jinsong, Liu, Juewen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4705669/