Long-Distance Communication in the HDV Ribozyme: Insights from Molecular Dynamics and Experiments

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 402, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 278-291

  Veeraraghavan, Narayanan ^a   Bevilacqua, Philip C ^b   Hammes Schiffer, Sharon ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HDV; Molecular dynamics; Ribozyme; RNA dynamics

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; INTROSPECTION; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; WILD TYPE; BASE PAIRING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

BASE PAIRING; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 77956170803     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.07.025     Document Type: Article

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