Chain length determines the folding rates of RNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hyeon, Changbong ^a   Thirumalai, D ^b  

^a Korea Institute for Advanced Study   (South Korea)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; KINETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA;

EID: 84856710189     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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