Regulatory Mechanisms through RNA Conformational Switching and Dynamics.

J Mol Biol

Department of Chemistry, Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address:

Published: September 2022

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