Observation of reversal in twist-stretch coupling of RNA suggests a unified mechanism for the opposite couplings of DNA and RNA
X.-W. Qiang, C. Zhang, H.-L. Dong, F.-J. Tian, H. Fu, Y.-J. Yang, L. Dai, X.-H. Zhang, Z.-J. Tan
This study observes that RNA's twist-stretch coupling reverses from positive to negative with multivalent cations, proposing a unified mechanism for DNA and RNA coupling based on deformation pathways.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2021 · PreprintBiophysics