Advances in RNA 3D structure modeling using experimental data

B Li, Y Cao, E Westhof, Z Miao - Frontiers in genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
RNA is a unique bio-macromolecule that can both record genetic information and perform
biological functions in a variety of molecular processes, including transcription, splicing …

The molecular structure of long non-coding RNAs: emerging patterns and functional implications

I Chillón, M Marcia - Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are recently-discovered transcripts that regulate vital
cellular processes and are crucially connected to diseases. Despite their unprecedented …

Quantum computing algorithms: getting closer to critical problems in computational biology

L Marchetti, R Nifosì, PL Martelli… - Briefings in …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The recent biotechnological progress has allowed life scientists and physicians to access an
unprecedented, massive amount of data at all levels (molecular, supramolecular, cellular …

Computer-aided design of RNA-targeted small molecules: A growing need in drug discovery

J Manigrasso, M Marcia, M De Vivo - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
In recent years, researchers have identified certain RNAs as druggable targets for small
molecules to treat several human pathologies. However, these regulatory RNAs are …

RNA-Puzzles toolkit: a computational resource of RNA 3D structure benchmark datasets, structure manipulation, and evaluation tools

M Magnus, M Antczak, T Zok, J Wiedemann… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Significant improvements have been made in the efficiency and accuracy of RNA 3D
structure prediction methods during the succeeding challenges of RNA-Puzzles, a …

Advances in RNA 3D structure prediction

X Ou, Y Zhang, Y Xiong, Y Xiao - Journal of Chemical Information …, 2022 - ACS Publications
RNA molecules carry out various cellular functions, and understanding the mechanisms
behind their functions requires the knowledge of their 3D structures. Different types of …

G-Quadruplexes in the archaea domain

V Brázda, Y Luo, M Bartas, P Kaura, O Porubiaková… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of unusual DNA structures in the regulation of basic cellular processes is an
emerging field of research. Amongst local non-B DNA structures, G-quadruplexes (G4s) …

Screening strategies for identifying RNA-and ribonucleoprotein-targeted compounds

WJ Martin, P Grandi, M Marcia - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2021 - cell.com
The past few years have witnessed important breakthroughs in the identification of
compounds that specifically bind and regulate RNAs and in optimizing them for therapeutic …

NMR-derived secondary structure of the full-length Ox40 mRNA 3′UTR and its multivalent binding to the immunoregulatory RBP Roquin

JN Tants, LM Becker, F McNicoll… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Control of posttranscriptional mRNA decay is a crucial determinant of cell homeostasis and
differentiation. mRNA lifetime is governed by cis-regulatory elements in their 3 …

Computational tools to study RNA-protein complexes

S Bheemireddy, S Sandhya, N Srinivasan… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
RNA is the key player in many cellular processes such as signal transduction, replication,
transport, cell division, transcription, and translation. These diverse functions are …