Non-Watson-Crick basepairing and hydration in RNA motifs: Molecular dynamics of 5S rRNA loop E

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3564-3582

  Réblová, Kamila ^a   Špačková, Nad'a ^b   Štefl, Richard ^a   Csaszar, Kristina ^c   Koča, Jaroslav ^a   Leontis, Neocles B ^c   Šponer, Jiří ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; MAGNESIUM; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA; RNA 5S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BASE PAIRING; CHLOROPLAST; GEOMETRY; HYDRATION; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA CONFORMATION; SIMULATION; SPINACH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0037764044     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75089-9     Document Type: Article

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