Structure of a hexanucleotide RNA hairpin loop conserved in ribosomal RNAs

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 308-321

  Huang, Shengrong ^a   Wang, Yun Xing ^a,b   Draper, David E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

G B pair; Large subunit ribosomal RNA; Thiostrepton resistance; U turn

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029998660     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0252     Document Type: Article

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