title: RNA folding pathways.
abstract: A general overview of the questions and problems in RNA folding is presented. Topics include the differences in the folding problems/questions that apply to RNA versus proteins, methods for determination of final structures, folding versus unfolding, resolution of space and time, and conformational switching.
authors.affiliation: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Crothers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013768:Tetrahymena; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012313:RNA