TABLE 1.
Parameters in the mechanical unfolding of TAR RNA
| Unfolding
|
Refolding
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ln A* |
(nm) |
ln A |
(nm) |
|
| Force-jump | −28 ± 2 | 8.2 ± 0.5 | 22 ± 3 | 8 ± 1 |
| Hopping | −24 ± 16 | 7 ± 5 | 21 ± 8 | 8 ± 3 |
| Force-ramp (0.4 pN/s) | −28.8 ± 0.9 | 8.4 ± 0.8 | 28.8 ± 0.9 | 10.9 ± 0.9 |
Factor A has the unit of s−1.

