Screen reveals new proteins that control RNA processing

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a large-scale screening approach that identifies ...
Nature

Accurate prediction of RNA secondary structure including pseudoknots through solving minimum-cost flow with learned potentials

Pseudoknots are key structure motifs of RNA and pseudoknotted RNAs play important roles in a variety of biological processes. Here, we present KnotFold, an accurate approach to the prediction of RNA ...

What is the Full Form of RNA? Explore its Meaning, Structure and Functions

What is the full form of RNA? Explore its meaning, single-stranded structure, functions, how it differs from DNA, its role in ...
Nature

Accurate RNA 3D structure prediction using a language model-based deep learning approach

Accurate prediction of RNA three-dimensional (3D) structures remains an unsolved challenge. Determining RNA 3D structures is crucial for understanding their functions and informing RNA-targeting drug ...
Phys.org

Researchers discover large protein-free RNA structures

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules may be best known for their job ferrying the genetic information encoded in DNA to a cell's protein factories, but these molecules aren't just a middleman for protein ...
Medical Xpress

RNA binding proteins found essential for regulatory T cell function and immune homeostasis

Immunologists from the Institute have been the first to uncover a role for a family of RNA binding proteins in the function of regulatory T cells in the immune system. As their name suggests, ...
Yale Environment 360

Yale-developed method offers view into earliest stages of RNA production

When RNA molecules are synthesized by cells — a critical process in the creation of proteins and other cellular functions — they typically undergo a series of “folding” events that determine their ...
Labroots

Novel, Protein-Chaperone Role for RNA is Revealed

Messenger RNA is vital to cells, and now scientists have discovered a critical new role for this crucial molecule.. | ...
Science Daily

Researchers advance RNA medical discovery decades ahead of schedule

Ribonucleic acid, commonly known as RNA, is involved in many biological functions, and some, including gene silencing, are utilized to cure diseases. RNA has recently gained attention as a promising ...
News Medical

Unveiling the key role of RNA modification in HIV-1 survival and replication

A chemical modification in the HIV-1 RNA genome whose function has been a matter of scientific debate is now confirmed to be key to the virus's ability to survive and thrive after infecting host cells ...
Technology Networks

RNA Editing Tool Repairs Disease-Causing Genetic Messages Without Altering DNA

Scientists created a programmable RNA repair tool that selectively replaces harmful RNA regions while preserving healthy ...
GEN

Long-Lived RNA in Nerve Cells Can Last a Lifetime

Contrary to historic understanding of RNA’s longevity in cells, some RNAs can persist in cells throughout the life of an organism. Lead authors, Martin Hetzer, PhD, president of the Institute of ...