Analysis of the Structural Features of the Double Helix in Pseudoknotted RNA Chains

Student: Korinevskaya Alisa

Supervisor: Viktor Yakovlev

Educational Programme: Applied Mathematics and Information Science (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 10

Year of Graduation: 2016

In this paper it was shown using annotated structures from URS database that a significant part of structural diversity in pseudoknotted RNA is determined by short unstable double helices. While simultaneously removing double helices with two and three base pairs, all structures could be described by two types with one exception. The obtained results could be exploited to enhance RNA structure prediction.

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