Conformational deformability of RNA: A harmonic mode analysis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2528-2542

  Zacharias, M ^a   Sklenar, H ^b  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034063442     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76798-1     Document Type: Article

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