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Perturbation of the hierarchical folding of a large RNA by the destabilization of its Scaffold's tertiary structure.
Journal of molecular biology - 25 Nov 2005
Shcherbakova Inna, Brenowitz Michael
Abstract excerpt
The P4-P6 domain serves as a scaffold against which the periphery and catalytic core organize and fold during Mg2+-mediated folding of the Tetrahymena thermophila ribozyme. The most prominent structural motif of the P4-P6 domain is the tetraloop-tetraloop receptor interaction which "clamps" the distal parts of its hairpin-like structure. Destabilization of the tertiary structure of the P4-P6 domain by...
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