Single-molecule studies of the lysine riboswitch reveal effector-dependent conformational dynamics of the aptamer domain

Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 45, 2012, Pages 9223-9233

  Fiegland, Larry R ^a   Garst, Andrew D ^a   Batey, Robert T ^a   Nesbitt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTAMERS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONFORMATIONAL DYNAMICS; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; LEADER SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL IONIC STRENGTH; REGULATORY ELEMENTS; RIBOSWITCHES; SINGLE-MOLECULE; SINGLE-MOLECULE STUDIES; STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGANDS; MOLECULES; RATE CONSTANTS; RNA;

AMINO ACIDS;

APTAMER; LYSINE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; LIGANDS; LYSINE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBOSWITCH; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84869063116     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi3007753     Document Type: Article

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