Probing the mechanical folding kinetics of TAR RNA by hopping, force-jump, and force-ramp methods

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 250-260

  Li, Pan T X ^a   Collin, Delphine ^a   Smith, Steven B ^a   Bustamante, Carlos ^a   Tinoco Jr , Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FORCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYSTERESIS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TRANSACTIVATION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33646131832     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.068049     Document Type: Article

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