THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE OF RNA FOLDING

Authors
BATEY RT DOUDNA JA
Citation
Rt. Batey et Ja. Doudna, THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE OF RNA FOLDING, Nature structural biology, 5(5), 1998, pp. 337-340
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics,Biology,"Cell Biology
Journal title
Nature structural biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10728368
Volume
5
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
337 - 340
Database
ISI
SICI code
1072-8368(1998)5:5<337:TPUORF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
How do large RNA molecules find their active conformations among a uni verse of possible structures? Two recent studies reveal that RNA foldi ng is a rapid and ordered process, with surprising similarities to pro tein folding mechanisms.