Folding of the Tetrahymena ribozyme by polyamines: Importance of counterion valence and size

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 341, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Koculi, Eda ^a   Lee, Nam Kyung ^b   Thirumalai, D ^c   Woodson, Sarah A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

BD, Brownian dynamics; counterion condensation; group I ribozyme; polyamines; RNA folding

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; POLYAMINE; POLYELECTROLYTE; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SIMULATION; TETRAHYMENA;

TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 4143072545     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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