RNA secondary structure analysis using the RNAshapes package

Curr Protoc Bioinformatics. 2009 Jun:Chapter 12:12.8.1-12.8.17. doi: 10.1002/0471250953.bi1208s26.

Abstract

This unit shows how to use the RNAshapes package for the prediction of the secondary structure of a single RNA sequence using either minimum free energy methods or weighted ensemble information. It also includes a protocol for the consensus prediction of a set of related sequences.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Pairing
  • Base Sequence
  • Consensus Sequence
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • RNA / chemistry*
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA / methods
  • Software*

Substances

  • RNA