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ArticlePhysical review letters2015

Generalized Manning Condensation Model Captures the RNA Ion Atmosphere.

Ryan L Hayes, Jeffrey K Noel, Ana Mandic, Paul C Whitford, Karissa Y Sanbonmatsu, Udayan Mohanty, José N Onuchic

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Article in Physical review letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Ryan L HayesCenter for Theoretical Biological Physics and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Jeffrey K NoelCenter for Theoretical Biological Physics and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Ana MandicDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77004, USA.
Paul C WhitfordDepartment of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Karissa Y SanbonmatsuTheoretic Biology and Biophysics, Theoretic Division, Los Alamos National Labs, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
Udayan MohantyDepartment of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA.
José N OnuchicCenter for Theoretical Biological Physics and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Funding

Structure-based Simulation of Riboswitches: Electrostatic EffectsR01GM110310 · NIGMS · TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC · PI SANBONMATSU, KARISSA Y · 2015 to 2023
$2.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS 1R01GM110310-01A1NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM110310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA is highly sensitive to the ionic environment and typically requires Mg(2+) to form compact structures. There is a need for models capable of describing the ion atmosphere surrounding RNA with quantitative accuracy. We present a model of RNA electrostatics and apply it within coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation. The model treats Mg(2+) ions explicitly to account for ion-ion correlations neglected by mean-field theories. Since mean-field theories capture KCl well, it is treated implicitly by a generalized Manning counterion condensation model. The model extends Manning condensation to deal with arbitrary RNA conformations, nonlimiting KCl concentrations, and the ion inaccessible volume of RNA. The model is tested against experimental measurements of the excess Mg(2+) associated with the RNA, Γ(2+), because Γ(2+) is directly related to the Mg(2+)-RNA interaction free energy. The excellent agreement with experiment demonstrates that the model captures the ionic dependence of the RNA free energy landscape.

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Models, ChemicalCations, MonovalentMagnesiumNucleic Acid ConformationRNAStatic ElectricityCations, MonovalentMagnesiumRNA

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PMID26197147
PMCPMC4833092

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