| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| CTR/NTR | Hfq C/N-terminal region |
| INEPT | insensitive nuclei enhanced by polarization transfer |
| nt | nucleotide |
| sRNA | small regulatory noncoding RNA |
| ssNMR | solid state NMR |
| SRCD/SRLD | Synchrotron Radiation Circular/Linear Dichroism |
| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| CTR/NTR | Hfq C/N-terminal region |
| INEPT | insensitive nuclei enhanced by polarization transfer |
| nt | nucleotide |
| sRNA | small regulatory noncoding RNA |
| ssNMR | solid state NMR |
| SRCD/SRLD | Synchrotron Radiation Circular/Linear Dichroism |