Effect of mutations on internal dynamics of an RNA hairpin from hepatitis B virus.

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Conformational dynamics plays a key role in mediating specific interactions between RNAs and proteins. Flexible parts, such as the loop regions, are often involved in protein binding. Characterization of the factors that influence the flexibility of loop regions will improve our understanding of RNA-protein binding. Here we use molecular dynamics simulations to study the dynamical features of the apical stem-loop...

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