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Riboswitch

Known as: Riboswitch [Chemical/Ingredient], Riboswitches 
Part of a MESSENGER RNA molecule that undergoes a conformation change upon binding a specific metabolite or other small molecule thereby regulating… 
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Structures of riboswitch RNA reaction states by mix-and-inject XFEL serial crystallography
Riboswitches are structural RNA elements that are generally located in the 5′ untranslated region of messenger RNA. During… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The dynamic nature of RNA as key to understanding riboswitch mechanisms.
Riboswitches are gene regulation elements within RNA that recognize specific metabolites. They predominantly occur in the… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Crystal structures of the SAM-III/SMK riboswitch reveal the SAM-dependent translation inhibition mechanism
Three distinct classes of S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM)-responsive riboswitches have been identified that regulate bacterial gene… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Riboswitch Control of Gene Expression in Plants by Splicing and Alternative 3′ End Processing of mRNAs[W][OA]
The most widespread riboswitch class, found in organisms from all three domains of life, is responsive to the vitamin B1… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Structural investigation of the GlmS ribozyme bound to Its catalytic cofactor.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Guanine riboswitch variants from Mesoplasma florum selectively recognize 2′-deoxyguanosine
Several mRNA aptamers have been identified in Mesoplasma florum that have sequence and structural features resembling those of… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
RegRNA: an integrated web server for identifying regulatory RNA motifs and elements
Numerous regulatory structural motifs have been identified as playing essential roles in transcriptional and post-transcriptional… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The kinetics of ligand binding by an adenine-sensing riboswitch.
A riboswitch within the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of the Bacillus subtilis pbuE mRNA binds adenine and related analogues in… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Genetic screens and selections for small molecules based on a synthetic riboswitch that activates protein translation.
Genetic selection provides the most powerful method to assay large libraries of biomolecules for function. However, harnessing… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Riboswitches: the oldest mechanism for the regulation of gene expression?
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