Counterion Charge Density Determines the Position and Plasticity of RNA Folding Transition States

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 359, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 446-454

  Koculi, Eda ^a   Thirumalai, D ^b   Woodson, Sarah A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute for Physical Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

counterion condensation; group I intron; Hammond postulate; polyamines; RNA folding

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; POLYAMINE; RIBOZYME; RNA;

ARTICLE; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; ENZYME STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE; TETRAHYMENA;

TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 33646187932     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.03.031     Document Type: Article

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