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RNA chaperone activity and RNA-binding properties of the E. coli protein StpA.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Jan 2007
Mayer Oliver, Rajkowitsch Lukas, Lorenz Christina, Konrat Robert, Schroeder Renée
Abstract excerpt
The E. coli protein StpA has RNA annealing and strand displacement activities and it promotes folding of RNAs by loosening their structures. To understand the mode of action of StpA, we analysed the relationship of its RNA chaperone activity to its RNA-binding properties. For acceleration of annealing of two short RNAs, StpA binds both molecules simultaneously, showing that annealing is promoted by crowding. StpA...
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