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Single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer assays reveal heterogeneous folding ensembles in a simple RNA stem-loop.
Journal of molecular biology - 5 Dec 2008
Gell Christopher, Sabir Tara, Westwood Jonathan, Rashid Abdul, Smith D Alastair M, Harris Sarah-Anne, Stockley Peter G
Abstract excerpt
We have examined the folding ensembles present in solution for a series of RNA oligonucleotides that encompass the replicase translational operator stem-loop of the RNA bacteriophage MS2. Single-molecule (SM) fluorescence assays suggest that these RNAs exist in solution as ensembles of differentially base-paired/base-stacked states at equilibrium. There are two distinct ensembles for the wild-type sequence,...
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