Single-molecule analysis reveals multi-state folding of a guanine riboswitch

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 194-201

  Chandra, Vishnu ^a,c   Hannan, Zain ^a,c   Xu, Huizhong ^a,b   Mandal, Maumita ^a,c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; GUANINE; LIGAND; RIBOSWITCH;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSWITCH; SINGLE MOLECULE IMAGING; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GUANINE; LIGANDS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBOSWITCH;

EID: 85004010431     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2252     Document Type: Article

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