Multiple monovalent ion-dependent pathways for the folding of the L-21 Tetrahymena thermophila ribozyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 328, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 463-478

  Uchida, Takeshi ^a   Takamoto, Keiji ^a   He, Qin ^a   Chance, Mark R ^a   Brenowitz, Michael ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Footprinting; Hydroxy radical; RNA folding; Synchrotron

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DIVALENT CATION; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MONOVALENT CATION; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOZYME; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0037466333     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00247-X     Document Type: Article

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