Characterization of the Mechanical Unfolding of RNA Pseudoknots

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 375, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 511-528

  Green, Lisa ^a   Kim, Chul Hyun ^b   Bustamante, Carlos ^a   Tinoco Jr , Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

force unfolding; frameshifting; laser tweezers; RNA pseudoknots; single molecules

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STABILITY; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AVIAN INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS;

EID: 36749056800     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.05.058     Document Type: Article

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