Cations in charge: magnesium ions in RNA folding and catalysis

Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2012 Jun;22(3):262-72. doi: 10.1016/j.sbi.2012.04.006. Epub 2012 May 15.

Authors

Jessica C Bowman¹, Timothy K Lenz, Nicholas V Hud, Loren Dean Williams

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Center for Ribosomal Origins and Evolution, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, United States.

PMID: 22595008
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2012.04.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Cations / chemistry*
Magnesium / chemistry*
Models, Molecular
RNA Folding*
RNA, Catalytic / chemistry
Static Electricity

Substances

Cations
RNA, Catalytic
Magnesium