MD-TSPC4: Computational Method for Predicting the Thermal Stability of I-Motif.

ABSTRACT: I-Motif is a tetrameric cytosine-rich DNA structure with hemi-protonated cytosine: cytosine base pairs. Recent evidence showed that i-motif structures in human cells play regulatory roles in the genome. Therefore, characterization of novel i-motifs and investigation of their functional implication are urgently needed for comprehensive understanding of their roles in gene regulation. However, considering the complications of experimental investigation of i-motifs and the large number of putative i-motifs in the genome, development of an in silico tool for the characterization of i-motifs in the high throughput scale is necessary. We developed a novel computation method, MD-TSPC4, to predict the thermal stability of i-motifs based on molecular modeling and molecular dynamic simulation. By as

SUBMITTER: Shamim A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793491 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature