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A PATTERN has been found in the structure of transfer RNA by which a polynucleotide chain can make an abrupt change in direction so as to make a sharp cornered loop or a sharp bend.
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KIM, SH., SUSSMAN, J. π Turn is a conformational pattern in RNA loops and bends. Nature 260, 645–646 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260645a0
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