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Directional co-transcriptional folding and pausing create kinetic checkpoints for riboswitch-controlled gene expression
Adrien Chauvier, Javier Cabello‐Villegas, Edward P. Nikonowicz, Nils G. Walter
The paper shows directional co-transcriptional folding and pausing enable selective riboswitch function by stabilizing ligand binding and promoting RNA polymerase readthrough.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.06.710129