Probing RNA structures and functions by solvent accessibility: an overview from experimental and computational perspectives
Md. Solayman, Thomas Litfin, Jaswinder Singh, Kuldip K. Paliwal, Yaoqi Zhou, Jian Zhan
Abstract
Characterizing RNA structures and functions have mostly been focused on 2D, secondary and 3D, tertiary structures. Recent advances in experimental and computational techniques for probing or predicting RNA solvent accessibility make this 1D representation of tertiary structures an increasingly attractive feature to explore. Here, we provide a survey of these recent developments, which indicate the emergence of solvent accessibility as a simple 1D property, adding to secondary and tertiary structures for investigating complex structure-function relations of RNAs.
Topics & Concepts
RNAProtein tertiary structureRepresentation (politics)Computer scienceFunction (biology)SolventNucleic acid structureProperty (philosophy)Feature (linguistics)Computational biologyData scienceChemistryBiologyPolitical scienceEpistemologyBiochemistryCell biologyGenePoliticsPhilosophyLinguisticsLawRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA modifications and cancerDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry