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. 1994 Sep;22(17):3508–3510. doi: 10.1093/nar/22.17.3508

A comparative database of group I intron structures.

S H Damberger 1, R R Gutell 1
PMCID: PMC308312  PMID: 7937050

Abstract

We have created a database of comparatively derived group I intron secondary structure diagrams. This collection currently contains a broad sampling of phylogenetically and structurally similar and diverse structures from over 200 publicly available intron sequences. As more group I introns are sequenced and added to the database, we anticipate minor refinements in these secondary structure diagrams. These diagrams are directly accessible by computer as well as from the authors.

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