All-atom Monte Carlo simulation of GCAA RNA folding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 344, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-45

  Nivón, Lucas G ^a   Shakhnovich, Eugene I ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

all atom Monte Carlo; folding intermediate; RNA folding; tetraloop

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROGEN BOND; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA FOLDING; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION;

EID: 7044254781     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.09.041     Document Type: Article

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