Communications biology
Local cation-clamping distorts and softens RNA duplex.
Chen Zhang, Hai-Long Dong, Jia-Hao Zhang, Liang Dai, Yan Zhang, Zhi-Jie Tan, Xing-Hua Zhang
Published: 202610.1038/s42003-026-09580-4
Abstract
Multivalent cations are essential for DNA and RNA structures and their functions. However, how multivalent cations and their accompanying anions jointly reshape nucleic-acid mechanics, and why DNA and RNA respond so differently, remain unclear. Here…
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