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The A-rich in paired region P5a of the Tetrahymena intron is a structural feature that is conserved in the sub-group Ib self-splicing introns. We have constructed a series of substitution and deletion mutations in this region of the intron. Kinetic analysis has shown that some of the mutanis have a reduced maximal extent of splicing, while others have a reduced V max . These mutations...