Molecular basis for temperature sensing by an RNA thermometer.
Chowdhury, S., Maris, C., Allain, F.H., Narberhaus, F.(2006) EMBO J 25: 2487-2497
- PubMed: 16710302 
- DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601128
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2GIO, 2GIP - PubMed Abstract: 
Regulatory RNA elements, like riboswitches, respond to intracellular signals by three-dimensional (3D) conformational changes. RNA thermometers employ a similar strategy to sense temperature changes in the cell and regulate the translational machinery. We present here the first 3D NMR structure of the functional domain of a highly conserved bacterial RNA thermometer containing the ribosome binding site that remains occluded at normal temperatures (30 degrees C) ...