Probing the dynamic RNA structurome and its functions

RC Spitale, D Incarnato - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
RNA is a key regulator of almost every cellular process, and the structures adopted by RNA
molecules are thought to be central to their functions. The recent fast-paced evolution of high …

Discovering riboswitches: the past and the future

K Kavita, RR Breaker - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Riboswitches are structured noncoding RNA domains used by many bacteria to monitor the
concentrations of target ligands and regulate gene expression accordingly. In the past 20 …

Co-transcriptional gene regulation in eukaryotes and prokaryotes

M Shine, J Gordon, L Schärfen, D Zigackova… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Many steps of RNA processing occur during transcription by RNA polymerases. Co-
transcriptional activities are deemed commonplace in prokaryotes, in which the lack of …

The roles of structural dynamics in the cellular functions of RNAs

LR Ganser, ML Kelly, D Herschlag… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
RNAs fold into 3D structures that range from simple helical elements to complex tertiary
structures and quaternary ribonucleoprotein assemblies. The functions of many regulatory …

Identification of RNA structures and their roles in RNA functions

X Cao, Y Zhang, Y Ding, Y Wan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
The development of high-throughput RNA structure profiling methods in the past decade has
greatly facilitated our ability to map and characterize different aspects of RNA structures …

Structure, folding and flexibility of co-transcriptional RNA origami

EKS McRae, HØ Rasmussen, J Liu, A Bøggild… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
RNA origami is a method for designing RNA nanostructures that can self-assemble through
co-transcriptional folding with applications in nanomedicine and synthetic biology. However …

[HTML][HTML] RNA structural dynamics as captured by molecular simulations: a comprehensive overview

J Šponer, G Bussi, M Krepl, P Banáš… - Chemical …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
With both catalytic and genetic functions, ribonucleic acid (RNA) is perhaps the most
pluripotent chemical species in molecular biology, and its functions are intimately linked to …

RNA structural dynamics as captured by molecular simulations: a comprehensive overview

J Sponer, G Bussi, M Krepl, P Banáš, S Bottaro… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With both catalytic and genetic functions, ribonucleic acid (RNA) is perhaps the most
pluripotent chemical species in molecular biology, and its functions are intimately linked to …

Probing RNA conformations using a polymer–electrolyte solid-state nanopore

C Chau, F Marcuccio, D Soulias, MA Edwards… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanopore systems have emerged as a leading platform for the analysis of biomolecular
complexes with single-molecule resolution. The conformation of biomolecules, such as …

Point-of-Use Detection of Environmental Fluoride via a Cell-Free Riboswitch-Based Biosensor

W Thavarajah, AD Silverman, MS Verosloff… - ACS synthetic …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Advances in biosensor engineering have enabled the design of programmable molecular
systems to detect a range of pathogens, nucleic acids, and chemicals. Here, we engineer …