The parallel universe of RNA folding
- 1 May 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
- Vol. 5 (5) , 337-340
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0598-337
Abstract
How do large RNA molecules find their active conformations among a universe of possible structures? Two recent studies reveal that RNA folding is a rapid and ordered process, with surprising similarities to protein folding mechanisms.Keywords
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