Freely diffusing single hairpin ribozymes provide insights into the role of secondary structure and partially folded states in RNA folding

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 457-467

  Pljevaljčić, Goran ^a   Millar, David P ^a   Deniz, Ashok A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; RIBOZYME; RNA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GEOMETRY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA FOLDING; RNA STRUCTURE;

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EID: 3042733138     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.036087     Document Type: Article

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