The role of counterion valence and size in GAAA tetraloop-receptor docking/undocking kinetics

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 423, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-216

  Fiore, Julie L ^a   Holmstrom, Erik D ^a   Fiegland, Larry R ^a   Hodak, Jose H ^a   Nesbitt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

counterion condensation; ions; RNA folding; single molecule FRET; tetraloop receptor

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; COBALT COMPLEX; COUNTERION; MAGNESIUM; METHENAMINE; POTASSIUM ION; RNA; SODIUM ION; SPERMIDINE;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

RUMEX;

EID: 84866515544     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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