Scientists have cracked a molecular code that may open the
way to destroying or correcting defective gene products, such as those that
cause genetic disorders in humans.
The code determines the recognition of RNA molecules by a
superfamily of RNA-binding proteins called pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR)
proteins.
The open access PLOS
journal paper is available here
“A Combinatorial Amino
Acid Code for RNA Recognition by Pentatricopeptide Repeat Proteins”