RNA 3D structure prediction by using a coarse-grained model and experimental data

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3135-3144

  Xia, Zhen ^a   Bell, David R ^a   Shi, Yue ^a   Ren, Pengyu ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RNA; SIMULATED ANNEALING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ACCURATE PREDICTION; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; COARSE GRAINED MODELS; HYDROGEN-BOND INTERACTIONS; SIMULATED ANNEALING SIMULATIONS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; STRUCTURAL STATISTICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84875471554     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400751w     Document Type: Article

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