Stabilization ofRNA structure by Mg ions specific and non-specific effects

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 237, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 577-587

  Laing, Lance G ^a,b   Gluick, Thomas C ^a   Draper, David E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Metal ion coordination; Polyelectrolytes; RNA tertiary structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028237035     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1994.1256     Document Type: Article

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