Thermostability, tunability, and tenacity of RNA as rubbery anionic polymeric materials in nanotechnology and nanomedicine—specific cancer targeting with …

DW Binzel, X Li, N Burns, E Khan, WJ Lee… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
RNA nanotechnology is the bottom-up self-assembly of nanometer-scale architectures,
resembling LEGOs, composed mainly of RNA. The ideal building material should be (1) …

Theory and modeling of RNA structure and interactions with metal ions and small molecules

LZ Sun, D Zhang, SJ Chen - Annual review of biophysics, 2017 - annualreviews.org
In addition to continuous rapid progress in RNA structure determination, probing, and
biophysical studies, the past decade has seen remarkable advances in the development of …

Structures of riboswitch RNA reaction states by mix-and-inject XFEL serial crystallography

JR Stagno, Y Liu, YR Bhandari, CE Conrad, S Panja… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Riboswitches are structural RNA elements that are generally located in the 5′ untranslated
region of messenger RNA. During regulation of gene expression, ligand binding to the …

Discovery of a large-scale, cell-state-responsive allosteric switch in the 7SK RNA using DANCE-MaP

SW Olson, AMW Turner, JW Arney, I Saleem… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Summary 7SK is a conserved noncoding RNA that regulates transcription by sequestering
the transcription factor P-TEFb. 7SK function entails complex changes in RNA structure, but …

Optimized magnesium force field parameters for biomolecular simulations with accurate solvation, ion-binding, and water-exchange properties

KK Grotz, S Cruz-León, N Schwierz - Journal of chemical theory …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Magnesium ions play an essential role in many vital processes. To correctly describe their
interactions in molecular dynamics simulations, an accurate parametrization is crucial …

Synthesis and applications of RNAs with position-selective labelling and mosaic composition

Y Liu, E Holmstrom, J Zhang, P Yu, J Wang, MA Dyba… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge of the structure and dynamics of RNA molecules is critical to
understanding their many biological functions. Furthermore, synthetic RNAs have …

Mg2+ ions: do they bind to nucleobase nitrogens?

F Leonarski, L d'Ascenzo, P Auffinger - Nucleic acids research, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Given the many roles proposed for Mg2+ in nucleic acids, it is essential to accurately
determine their binding modes. Here, we surveyed the PDB to classify Mg2+ inner-sphere …

19F NMR‐Based Fragment Screening for 14 Different Biologically Active RNAs and 10 DNA and Protein Counter‐Screens

O Binas, V de Jesus, T Landgraf, AE Völklein… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We report here the nuclear magnetic resonance 19F screening of 14 RNA targets with
different secondary and tertiary structure to systematically assess the druggability of RNAs …

Advanced approaches for elucidating structures of large RNAs using NMR spectroscopy and complementary methods

A Kotar, HN Foley, KM Baughman, SC Keane - Methods, 2020 - Elsevier
NMR spectroscopy is a key technique that has significantly advanced our understanding of
RNA structure and dynamics. However, determination of large RNA structures by NMR …

[HTML][HTML] Riboswitch mechanisms for regulation of P1 helix stability

JR Stagno, YX Wang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Riboswitches are highly structured RNA regulators of gene expression. Although found in all
three domains of life, they are particularly abundant and widespread in bacteria, including …