Joining Tinoco lab as a postdoc in January 2006, I have been working on single-molecule folding and unfolding of RNA using force-measuring optical tweezers. RNA folding energy landscapes can be probed by mechanical force in near-physiological solutions with various ligands such as protons, salts, small molecules, nucleic acids, and proteins.
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A ribosomal frameshift inducing virus RNA pseudoknot (1RNK):
A molecular map of Mainland China
Hairpin-type pseudoknot:
Base stacking and pairing in RNA internal loops:
A GUA base triple in a 3 X 3 internal loop:
Consecutive GA pairs stabilize 4 X 5 internal loops:
Three consecutive sheared GA pairs in kink-turn 58:
