Title:

The Effect of Secondary Structure on the Template Activity of Polyribonucleotides

Creator:

Singer, Maxine
Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Jones, Oliver W., Jr

Date:

March 1963

Description:

One of the key discoveries in early code translation efforts is discussed in this article--that single-stranded RNA, but not double or triple stranded RNA, serves as a template for protein synthesis. This article discusses the possible functional significance of RNA's secondary structure in the coding mechanism.

Periodical:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Publisher:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Marshall W. Nirenberg.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Nucleotides, RNA, Messenger, and Amino Acids

Format:

Text

Extent:

8 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Singer, Maxine, Oliver W. Jones Jr, and Marshall W. Nirenberg. "The Effect of Secondary Structure on the Template Activity of Polyribonucleotides." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 49, 3 (March 1963): 392-399. Article. 8 Images.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Legacy ID:

JJBBGQ

NLM ID:

101584910X97

Profiles Collection:

The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X97

Story Section:

Translating the Code of Life and the Nobel Prize, 1962-1968