2021
Structural analyses of an RNA stability element interacting with poly(A)
Torabi SF, Chen YL, Zhang K, Wang J, DeGregorio SJ, Vaidya AT, Su Z, Pabit SA, Chiu W, Pollack L, Steitz JA. Structural analyses of an RNA stability element interacting with poly(A). Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2026656118. PMID: 33785601, PMCID: PMC8040590, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2026656118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA stability elementCis-acting RNA elementsGlobal conformational changesRich internal loopCryo-electron microscopyRice transposable elementsDiverse genomesDouble-helical regionsSmall-angle X-ray scatteringEne motifTransposable elementsGlobal structural changesRNA interactionsRNA stabilityBioinformatics studiesRNA elementsStability elementShort helixConformational changesDecay pathwaysInternal loopBiochemical structureTriplex structureBindingMotif
2018
Identification of ions in experimental electrostatic potential maps
Wang J, Liu Z, Frank J, Moore PB. Identification of ions in experimental electrostatic potential maps. IUCrJ 2018, 5: 375-381. PMID: 30002838, PMCID: PMC6038950, DOI: 10.1107/s2052252518006292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectrostatic potentialElectrostatic potential mapsCation-anion pairsX-ray crystallographyCation peaksIonic pairsAtomic chargesAnion peaksIdentification of ionsIsolated ionsAnionsCationsIonsESP valuesAtomsCryo-electron microscopyPotential mapsHigh scattering anglesElectron distributionMacromoleculesChargeUncharged atomsCryo-EM mapsCrystallography