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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Prof. Kwaku Dayie, University of Maryland
Dynamics of RNA catalysts and ribo-regulators: Structure alone is
not an adequate descriptor of function
Special Seminar
The unexpected discovery that RNAs can function as enzymes or ribozymes suggested that RNA might serve as a catalyst in the removal of introns via splicing in eukaryotic genes. The group II intron ribozymes can splice via a two-step mechanism similar to the spliceosome but without the need for protein cofactors. We will discuss our current understanding of group II intron function based on X-ray structures and our own NMR dynamics studies.
For more information contact Prof. Nick Hud (404-385-1162).
