RNA SHOWS ITS METAL

Authors
DRAPER DE MISRA VK
Citation
De. Draper et Vk. Misra, RNA SHOWS ITS METAL, Nature structural biology, 5(11), 1998, pp. 927-930
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics,Biology,"Cell Biology
Journal title
Nature structural biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10728368
Volume
5
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
927 - 930
Database
ISI
SICI code
1072-8368(1998)5:11<927:>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A new study shows that the AA platform motif in RNA selectively chelat es and dehydrates a potassium ion. Consideration of the energetics of ion binding at specific sites suggests that both monovalent and divale nt cations can be important stabilizers of RNA tertiary structures.