Dynamic effects of the spine of hydrated magnesium on viral RNA pseudoknot structure
Vysakh Ramachandran, Avijit Mainan, Susmita Roy
Abstract
Minor groove narrowing in a viral RNA pseudoknot is induced by a spine of hydrated-Mg 2+ at high Mg 2+ concentration.
Topics & Concepts
PseudoknotRNAChemistryMolecular dynamicsDivalentCounterionChemical physicsCrystallographyMagnesiumBase pairBiophysicsIonComputational chemistryBiochemistryBiologyDNAOrganic chemistryGeneRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBacteriophages and microbial interactionsDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry