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RNA

Introduction

-single stranded polynucleic acid -Transcribed from DNA by family of RNA polymerases -Functional roles include functional transfer for protein synthesis, catalysis, cellular regulation -Degraded by....

Products of Transcription

Names/functional roles

Post/Co-transcriptional modifications

Degradation pathways

Structure General

Summary of - how to build a 3D structure from a linear medium. Practical considerations. How to think about folded polymers. Backbone Ribose Bases + base pairing Forces: stacking (VDW), hydrogen bond, hydrophobic effect, electrostatic

Primary Structure

Sequence Maybe some statistics?

Structure (building blocks)

Coaxial helices Kink-turn Hook-turn Ribose zipper Kissing loops Hairpin loops Pseudoknots A-minor interactions A-major interactions Tetraloop-receptor motifs T-loop motif Triple stranded RNA RNA quadruplex structuers Metal chelation

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Cody Couperus

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