VS ribozyme

A dimer of the VS ribozyme from Neurospora. Monomer 1 in white, monomer 2 in grey. Magnesium ions in green, potassium ions in purple.(PDB: 4r4v​)

The Varkud satellite (VS) ribozyme is an RNA enzyme that carries out the cleavage of a phosphodiester bond.[1][2]

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