RNA2D3D: a program for generating, viewing, and comparing 3-dimensional models of RNA.

ABSTRACT: Using primary and secondary structure information of an RNA molecule, the program RNA2D3D automatically and rapidly produces a first-order approximation of a 3-dimensional conformation consistent with this information. Applicable to structures of arbitrary branching complexity and pseudoknot content, it features efficient interactive graphical editing for the removal of any overlaps introduced by the initial generating procedure and for making conformational changes favorable to targeted features and subsequent refinement. With emphasis on fast exploration of alternative 3D conformations, one may interactively add or delete base-pairs, adjacent stems can be coaxially stacked or unstacked, single strands can be shaped to accommodate special constraints, and arbitrary subsets can be defined

SUBMITTER: Martinez HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3727907 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature