Forced-unfolding and force-quench refolding of RNA hairpins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3410-3427

  Hyeon, Changbong ^a   Thirumalai, D ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DENATURATION; EXPERIMENT; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULE; PREDICTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33646203784     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.078030     Document Type: Article

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