Ema Kikovska

Versatile and Antique World of RNA : The Simplicity of RNA Mediated Catalysis (2007)

Kikovska, Ema

RNA is the only biological molecule that can function both as a repository of information and as a catalyst. This, together with the ability to self-replicate, led to recognition of RNA as ‘prelude...

Versatile and Antique World of RNA : The Simplicity of RNA Mediated Catalysis (2007)

Kikovska, Ema

RNA is the only biological molecule that can function both as a repository of information and as a catalyst. This, together with the ability to self-replicate, led to recognition of RNA as ‘prelude...

Cross talk between the +73/294 interaction and the cleavage site in RNase P RNA mediated cleavage

Brännvall, Mathias, Kikovska, Ema, Kirsebom, Leif A.

To monitor functionally important metal ions and possible cross talk in RNase P RNA mediated cleavage we studied cleavage of substrates, where the 2′OH at the RNase P cleavage site (at −1) and/or...

Substrate discrimination in RNase P RNA-mediated cleavage: importance of the structural environment of the RNase P cleavage site

Kikovska, Ema, Brännvall, Mathias, Kufel, Joanna, Kirsebom, Leif A.

Like the translational elongation factor EF-Tu, RNase P interacts with a large number of substrates where RNase P with its RNA subunit generates tRNAs with matured 5′ termini by cleaving tRNA...

The naturally trans-acting ribozyme RNase P RNA has leadzyme properties

Kikovska, Ema, Mikkelsen, Nils-Egil, Kirsebom, Leif A.

Divalent metal ions promote hydrolysis of RNA backbones generating 5′OH and 2′;3′P as cleavage products. In these reactions, the neighboring 2′OH act as the nucleophile. RNA catalyzed...

Cross talk between the +73/294 interaction and the cleavage site in RNase P RNA mediated cleavage

Brännvall, Mathias, Kikovska, Ema, Kirsebom, Leif A.

To monitor functionally important metal ions and possible cross talk in RNase P RNA mediated cleavage we studied cleavage of substrates, where the 2′OH at the RNase P cleavage site (at −1) and/or...

Substrate discrimination in RNase P RNA-mediated cleavage: importance of the structural environment of the RNase P cleavage site

Kikovska, Ema, Brännvall, Mathias, Kufel, Joanna, Kirsebom, Leif A.

Like the translational elongation factor EF-Tu, RNase P interacts with a large number of substrates where RNase P with its RNA subunit generates tRNAs with matured 5′ termini by cleaving tRNA...

The naturally trans-acting ribozyme RNase P RNA has leadzyme properties

Kikovska, Ema, Mikkelsen, Nils-Egil, Kirsebom, Leif A.

Divalent metal ions promote hydrolysis of RNA backbones generating 5′OH and 2′;3′P as cleavage products. In these reactions, the neighboring 2′OH act as the nucleophile. RNA catalyzed...

Eukaryotic RNase P RNA mediates cleavage in the absence of protein

Kikovska, Ema, Svärd, Staffan G., Kirsebom, Leif A.

The universally conserved ribonucleoprotein RNase P is involved in the processing of tRNA precursor transcripts. RNase P consists of one RNA and, depending on its origin, a variable number of protein...