Predicting novel RNA-RNA interactions |
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Authors: | Meyer Irmtraud M |
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Affiliation: | UBC Bioinformatics Centre and Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4. irmtraud.meyer@cantab.net |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to give a brief, yet concise overview of the current computational methods for predicting novel RNA-RNA interactions, that is interactions whose characteristic features we do not yet know. We start by briefly reviewing experimentally confirmed examples of RNA-RNA interactions before introducing computational methods for predicting RNA-RNA interactions. We will focus primarily on the interactions between different RNA molecules, that is trans RNA-RNA interactions, and will only discuss methods for predicting RNA structure, that is cis-only RNA-RNA interactions, where this helps to gain a better understanding. We conclude by discussing the merits of the different approaches and provide an outlook on probably and desirable future developments in the field. |
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