Biopolym. Cell. 2002; 18(5):452-454.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.000627
Short Communications
Influence of ion interactions on the conformation of ribozyme specific to HIV-1 tat-RNA in solution
1Markelova O. Yu., 1Buryanovsky L. N., 1Kitam O. E., 1Krasnova K. F., 1Shved A. D.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

Using the method of partial nudease hydrolysis it was shown that the medium ion composition essentially influenced tertiary interactions in the ribozyme molecule and changed its spatial structure.
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