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Heat capacity changes associated with nucleic acid folding.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16429398     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Whereas heat capacity changes (DeltaCPs) associated with folding transitions are commonplace in the literature of protein folding, they have long been considered a minor energetic contributor in nucleic acid folding. Recent advances in the understanding of nucleic acid folding and improved technology for measuring the energetics of folding transitions have allowed a greater experimental window for measuring these effects. We present in this review a survey of current literature that confronts the issue of DeltaCPs associated with nucleic acid folding transitions. This work helps to gather the molecular insights that can be gleaned from analysis of DeltaCPs and points toward the challenges that will need to be overcome if the energetic contribution of DeltaCP terms are to be put to use in improving free energy calculations for nucleic acid structure prediction.
Authors:
Peter J Mikulecky; Andrew L Feig
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biopolymers     Volume:  82     ISSN:  0006-3525     ISO Abbreviation:  Biopolymers     Publication Date:  2006 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-04-03     Completed Date:  2006-06-14     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372525     Medline TA:  Biopolymers     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  38-58     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, IN 47401, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
DNA / chemistry*
Hot Temperature*
Hydrogen Bonding
Models, Chemical
Models, Molecular
Nucleic Acid Conformation*
Nucleic Acid Denaturation*
RNA / chemistry*
Thermodynamics
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 GM065430-05/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
63231-63-0/RNA; 9007-49-2/DNA
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