Abstract
The dynamics of RNA within the β-relaxation region of 10 ps to 1 ns is crucial to its biological function. Because of its simpler chemical building blocks and the lack of the side methyl groups, faster relaxational dynamics of RNA compared to proteins can be expected. However, the situation is actually opposite. In this work, the relaxational dynamics of tRNA is measured by quasielastic neutron scattering and analyzed using the mode coupling theory, originally developed for glass-forming liquids. Our results reveal that the dynamics of tRNA follows a log-decay within the β-relaxation region, which is an important trait demonstrated by the dynamics of proteins. The dynamics of hydrated tRNA and lysozyme compared in the time domain further demonstrate that the slower dynamics of tRNA relative to proteins originates from the difference in the folded states of tRNA and proteins, as well as the influence of their hydration water. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 936-942 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Mar 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- β-relaxation
- logarithmic decay
- mode coupling theory
- neutron scattering
- protein dynamics
- tRNA dynamics
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