RNA simulations: Probing hairpin unfolding and the dynamics of a GNRA tetraloop

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 317, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 493-506

  Sorin, Eric J ^a   Engelhardt, Mark A ^a   Herschlag, Daniel ^a   Pande, Vijay S ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

GCAA; Implicit solvent; RNA folding; Stochastic dynamics; Sugar pucker

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC STABILITY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

EID: 0036297661     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2002.5447     Document Type: Article

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