Role of counterion condensation in folding of the Tetrahymena ribozyme II. Counterion-dependence of folding kinetics

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 309, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-68

  Heilman Miller, Susan L ^a,c   Pan, Jie ^a   Thirumalai, D ^a,b   Woodson, Sarah A ^c  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterion condensation; Group I ribozyme; Polyamines; RNA folding

Indexed keywords

COBALT DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM ION; MONOVALENT CATION; POLYAMINE; RIBOZYME; RIBOZYME 2; SPERMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TETRAHYMENA;

TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 0035946973     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4660     Document Type: Article

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