A molecular dynamics study of a miRNA:mRNA interaction

Journal of Molecular Modeling

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2895-2906

  Paciello, Giulia ^a   Acquaviva, Andrea ^a   Ficarra, Elisa ^a   Deriu, Marco Agostino ^a   MacIi, Enrico ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

miRNA; Molecular dynamics; Simulation performance; Thermodynamic integration

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY YIELD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MICRORNAS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, MESSENGER; THERMODYNAMICS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 80255140294     PISSN: 16102940     EISSN: 09485023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00894-011-0991-x     Document Type: Article

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