# In this example, we create a hairpin with a three base pair stem and a four base loop. # You can compare this to the tetraloop found in the large subunit of the yeast mitochondrial ribosome, PDB ID 5MRC, residues 2639 to 2648. #sequence RNA A 2656 UACGUAAGUA # stages firstStage 1 lastStage 1 #general simulation parameters # This is a multiplying factor for the baseInteraction forces: baseInteractionScaleFactor 200 # Simulation time = reportingInterval * numReportingIntervals : reportingInterval 4.0 numReportingIntervals 10 temperature 10 nucleicAcidDuplex A 2656 2658 A 2665 2663 # Or, equivalently: #base pairing forces to generate the hairpin #baseInteraction A 2658 WatsonCrick A 2663 WatsonCrick Cis #baseInteraction A 2657 WatsonCrick A 2664 WatsonCrick Cis #baseInteraction A 2656 WatsonCrick A 2665 WatsonCrick Cis # Turn on MD forces (incl. electrostatic and Lennard Jones forces) setDefaultMDParameters