RNA and its ionic cloud: Solution scattering experiments and atomically detailed simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 819-828

  Kirmizialtin, Serdal ^a   Pabit, Suzette A ^b   Meisburger, Steve P ^b   Pollack, Lois ^b   Elber, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; ION; RNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; IONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SCATTERING, SMALL ANGLE; SOLUTIONS; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84857311171     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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