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Structural characterization of naturally occurring RNA single mismatches.

ABSTRACT: RNA is known to be involved in several cellular processes; however, it is only active when it is folded into its correct 3D conformation. The folding, bending and twisting of an RNA molecule is dependent upon the multitude of canonical and non-canonical secondary structure motifs. These motifs contribute to the structural complexity of RNA but also serve important integral biological functions, such as serving as recognition and binding sites for other biomolecules or small ligands. One of the most prevalent types of RNA secondary structure motifs are single mismatches, which occur when two canonical pairs are separated by a single non-canonical pair. To determine sequence-structure relationships and to identify structural patterns, we have systematically located, annotated and compared all available occurrences of the 30 most frequently occurring single mismatch-nearest neighbor sequence combinations found in experimentally determined 3D structures of RNA-containing molecules deposited into the Protein Data Bank. Hydrogen bonding, stacking and interaction of nucleotide edges for the mismatched and nearest neighbor base pairs are described and compared, allowing for the identification of several structural patterns. Such a database and comparison will allow researchers to gain insight into the structural features of unstudied sequences and to quickly look-up studied sequences.

SUBMITTER: Davis AR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3035445 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural characterization of naturally occurring RNA single mismatches.

Davis Amber R AR Kirkpatrick Charles C CC Znosko Brent M BM

Nucleic acids research 20100928 3

RNA is known to be involved in several cellular processes; however, it is only active when it is folded into its correct 3D conformation. The folding, bending and twisting of an RNA molecule is dependent upon the multitude of canonical and non-canonical secondary structure motifs. These motifs contribute to the structural complexity of RNA but also serve important integral biological functions, such as serving as recognition and binding sites for other biomolecules or small ligands. One of the m ...[more]

PMID: 20876693

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