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链长决定RNA的折叠速率

Chain Length Determines the Folding Rates of RNA

Changbong Hyeon, D. Thirumalai

摘要:

我们证明了RNA的折叠速率(kF)是由N决定的。根据中心极限定理和高分子物理学的概念,假设分离折叠态和未折叠态的自由能垒分布为高斯分布,我们证明了k_F ~ k_0 exp(-alpha N^0.5).值得注意的是,该理论拟合了跨越7个数量级的实验速率,k_0 ~ 1.0(微秒)^{-1}。我们发现的一个直接结果是,RNA折叠的速度极限大约是1微秒,就像球状蛋白质折叠一样。

英文摘要:

We show that the folding rates (k_F) of RNA are determined by N, the number of nucleotides. By assuming that the distribution of free energy barriers separating the folded and the unfolded states is Gaussian, which follows from central limit theorem arguments and polymer physics concepts, we show that k_F ~ k_0 exp(-alpha N^0.5). Remarkably, the theory fits the experimental rates spanning over seven orders of magnitude with k_0 ~ 1.0 (microsec)^{-1}. An immediate consequence of our finding is that the speed limit of RNA folding is about one microsecond just as it is in the folding of globular proteins.

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