Single-molecule RNA science

被引:129
作者
Zhuang, XW [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Chem & Biol Chem, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
来源
ANNUAL REVIEW OF BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE | 2005年 / 34卷
关键词
single-molecule experiments; RNA folding; RNA catalysis; fluorescence resonance energy transfer; optical tweezers;
D O I
10.1146/annurev.biophys.34.040204.144641
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The development of single-molecule detection and manipulation has allowed us to monitor the behavior of individual biological molecules and molecular complexes in real time. This approach significantly expands our capability to characterize complex dynamics of biological processes, allowing transient intermediate states and parallel kinetic pathways to be directly observed. Exploring this capability to elucidate complex dynamics, recent single-molecule experiments on RNA folding and catalysis have improved our understanding of the folding energy landscape of RNA and allowed us to better dissect complex RNA catalytic reactions, including translation by the ribosome.
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页码:399 / 414
页数:20
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