2009
Engineering ligand-responsive gene-control elements: lessons learned from natural riboswitches
Link K, Breaker R. Engineering ligand-responsive gene-control elements: lessons learned from natural riboswitches. Gene Therapy 2009, 16: 1189-1201. PMID: 19587710, PMCID: PMC5325117, DOI: 10.1038/gt.2009.81.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Allosteric nucleic acid catalysts
Soukup G, Breaker R. Allosteric nucleic acid catalysts. Current Opinion In Structural Biology 2000, 10: 318-325. PMID: 10851196, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-440x(00)00090-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Catalytic DNA: in training and seeking employment
Breaker R. Catalytic DNA: in training and seeking employment. Nature Biotechnology 1999, 17: 422-423. PMID: 10331790, DOI: 10.1038/8588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn Vitro Selection of Nucleic Acid Enzymes
Breaker R, Kurz M. In Vitro Selection of Nucleic Acid Enzymes. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 1999, 243: 137-158. PMID: 10453642, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-60142-2_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiversity of enzymesYears of evolutionNucleic acid enzymesEvolutionary historyNucleic acidsBiochemical functionsDNA substratesMetabolic machineryVitro SelectionProtein enzymesCatalytic functionBiological catalystsAcid enzymesHydrolysis reactionProteinEnzymeNatural functionRibozymeDistinct classesRNAEssential componentReactionMachineryCatalystDiversity
1994
Inventing and improving ribozyme function: Rational design versus iterative selection methods
Breaker R, Joyce G. Inventing and improving ribozyme function: Rational design versus iterative selection methods. Trends In Biotechnology 1994, 12: 268-275. PMID: 7519862, DOI: 10.1016/0167-7799(94)90138-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research