The emerging field of RNA nanotechnology
P Guo - Nature nanotechnology, 2010 - nature.com
Like DNA, RNA can be designed and manipulated to produce a variety of different
nanostructures. Moreover, RNA has a flexible structure and possesses catalytic functions …
nanostructures. Moreover, RNA has a flexible structure and possesses catalytic functions …
Quantum dot surface engineering: toward inert fluorophores with compact size and bright, stable emission
The surfaces of colloidal nanocrystals are complex interfaces between solid crystals,
coordinating ligands, and liquid solutions. For fluorescent quantum dots, the properties of …
coordinating ligands, and liquid solutions. For fluorescent quantum dots, the properties of …
Structure and mechanism of a methyltransferase ribozyme
J Deng, TJ Wilson, J Wang, X Peng, M Li, X Lin… - Nature Chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Known ribozymes in contemporary biology perform a limited range of chemical catalysis, but
in vitro selection has generated species that catalyze a broader range of chemistry; yet …
in vitro selection has generated species that catalyze a broader range of chemistry; yet …
Crystal structure and mechanistic investigation of the twister ribozyme
We present a crystal structure at 2.3-Å resolution of the recently described nucleolytic
ribozyme twister. The RNA adopts a previously uncharacterized compact fold based on a …
ribozyme twister. The RNA adopts a previously uncharacterized compact fold based on a …
Visualizing large RNA molecules in solution
Single-stranded (ss) RNAs longer than a few hundred nucleotides do not have a unique
structure in solution. Their equilibrium properties therefore reflect the average of an …
structure in solution. Their equilibrium properties therefore reflect the average of an …
Assessment and comparison of thermal stability of phosphorothioate-DNA, DNA, RNA, 2′-F RNA, and LNA in the context of Phi29 pRNA 3WJ
The question of whether RNA is more stable or unstable compared to DNA or other nucleic
acids has long been a subject of extensive scrutiny and public attention. Recently …
acids has long been a subject of extensive scrutiny and public attention. Recently …
Predicting coaxial helical stacking in RNA junctions
RNA junctions are important structural elements that form when three or more helices come
together in space in the tertiary structures of RNA molecules. Determining their structural …
together in space in the tertiary structures of RNA molecules. Determining their structural …
Modified Outer Membrane Protein-G Nanopores with Expanded and Truncated β-Hairpins for Recognition of Double-Stranded DNA
The detection of single molecules such as single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and other small
molecules through biological nanopores is a powerful approach for analyzing DNA …
molecules through biological nanopores is a powerful approach for analyzing DNA …
Metal ion induced heterogeneity in RNA folding studied by smFRET
More than two decades of investigating nucleic acids and ribonucleic acids (RNA) using
single molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) have passed. It turned out that …
single molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) have passed. It turned out that …
Secondary structure of a conserved domain in an intron of influenza A M1 mRNA
Influenza A virus utilizes RNA throughout infection. Little is known, however, about the roles
of RNA structures. A previous bioinformatics survey predicted multiple regions of influenza A …
of RNA structures. A previous bioinformatics survey predicted multiple regions of influenza A …