Mechanical Unfolding of Two DIS RNA Kissing Complexes from HIV-1

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 386, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1343-1356

  Li, Pan T X ^a   Tinoco Jr , Ignacio ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

kissing RNA; mechanical unfolding; metal ion binding; optical tweezers; single molecule

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RNA;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 60849132447     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.01.023     Document Type: Article

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