Monovalent metal ion binding promotes the first transesterification reaction in the spliceosome

Cleavage and formation of phosphodiester bonds in nucleic acids is accomplished by large cellular machineries composed of both protein and RNA. Long thought to rely on a two-metal-ion mechanism for catalysis, structure comparisons revealed many contain highly spatially conserved second-shell monovalent cations, whose precise function remains elusive.

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