Presented is a review of the discovery and characterization of the Neurospora Varkud satellite ribozyme. It outlines the approaches and observations that have led to our current level of understanding of the structure and function of this ribozyme, and highlights its distinctive features compared with other naturally occurring small ribozymes.

Keywords:
mitochondrial plasmid, RNA structure, Varkud satellite RNA, HDV, hepatitis delta virus, mt, mitochondrial, RT, reverse transcriptase, VS, Varkud satellite
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© 2002 Biochemical Society
2002
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