Resurrecting self-cleaving mini-ribozymes from 40-million-year-old LINE-1 elements in human genome
Zhe Zhang, Peng Xiong, Junfeng Wang, Jian Zhan, Yaoqi Zhou
The paper identifies a self-cleaving ribozyme in ancient LINE-1 elements, showing its emergence 40 million years ago and extinction 30 million years ago.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2021 · PreprintMolecular Biology