Biao Liu1, David H Mathews2, 3 and Douglas H Turner
1, 3
1Department of Chemistry, 120 Trustee Road, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
2Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
3Center for RNA Biology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
* Corresponding author: Douglas H Turner (turner@chem.rochester.edu)
f1000 Biology Reports 2010, 2:8
(doi: 10.3410/B2-8)
Published: 27/01/2010 © 2010 Faculty of 1000 Ltd
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found at: http://f1000.com/reports/biology/content/2/8
RNA pseudoknots are important for function. Three-dimensional structural information is available, insights into factors affecting pseudoknot stability are being reported, and computer programs are available for predicting pseudoknots.