Molecular Simulation Studies of Monovalent Counterion-Mediated Interactions in a Model RNA Kissing Loop

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 390, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 805-819

  Chen, Alan A ^a   Draper, David E ^b   Pappu, Rohit V ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

ion specificity; kissing loops; molecular simulation; RNA ion interactions

Indexed keywords

CATION; CESIUM CHLORIDE; CESIUM ION; GUANINE; MAGNESIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 67649363284     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.05.071     Document Type: Article

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