Deciphering Complex RNA structure by probing and predictions

RNA molecules are essential building blocks of life that fulfill important regulatory functions in our cells. The structures of these molecules play a particularly important role, as they determine how RNAs interact with each other and with other components of the cell, such as proteins. So if one knows the structure, one can infer the function. In this project, researchers from Austria and France are working on methods to decode these structures of RNAs. Experts from the fields of biology, biochemistry, structural biology, computer science and physics are developing new integrative approaches to discover the secrets of RNAs using experimental methods in the laboratory as well as computer programs.

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