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Quantifying Amide-Aromatic Interactions at Molecular and Atomic Levels: Experimentally-determined Enthalpic and Entropic Contributions to Interactions of Amide sp2O, N, C and sp3C Unified Atoms with Naphthalene sp2C Atoms in Water

The paper quantifies enthalpic and entropic contributions of amide-aromatic interactions in water, revealing their thermodynamic driving forces and relevance to protein processes.

Roles of Clamp Closing and Allosteric Effects of Discriminator and Upstream Interactions on Downstream Elements in Stabilizing an E. coli RNA Polymerase-Promoter Open Complex

The paper investigates how discriminator sequences and upstream elements influence the stability of E. coli RNA polymerase-promoter open complexes by analyzing OC lifetimes and free energy changes.

Kinetic-Mechanistic Evidence for Which E. coli RNA Polymerase-{lambda}PR Open Promoter Complex Initiates and for Stepwise Disruption of Contacts in Bubble Collapse

This paper investigates the kinetic mechanism of RNA polymerase initiation at the λPR promoter, identifying stepwise disruption of contacts and temperature-dependent changes in initiation dynamics.

Experimentally-Determined Strengths of Atom-Atom (C, N, O) Interactions Responsible for Protein Self-Assembly in Water: Applications to Folding and Other Protein Processes

The paper quantifies intrinsic strengths of atom-atom interactions in amides relative to water, providing insights into their roles in protein self-assembly and stability.