Maximizing RNA folding rates: A balancing act

RNA

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 790-794

  Thirumalai, D ^a   Woodson, Sarah A ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group I intron; Ribozyme; RNA folding; RNA structure

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REVIEW; RNA STRUCTURE; TETRAHYMENA;

ANIMALS; KINETICS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 0034041087     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355838200000522     Document Type: Review

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