Cancer Research UK Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group, The University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, United Kingdom.
RNA. 2010 Aug;16(8):1463-8. doi: 10.1261/rna.2207910. Epub 2010 Jun 18.
The kink-turn (k-turn) is a common structural motif in RNA that introduces a tight kink into the helical axis. k-turns play an important architectural role in RNA structures and serve as binding sites for a number of proteins. We have created a database of known and postulated k-turn sequences and three-dimensional (3D) structures, available via the internet. This site provides (1) a database of sequence and structure, as a resource for the RNA community, and (2) a tool to enable the manipulation and comparison of 3D structures where known.
扭结(k-turn)是 RNA 中常见的结构基序,它会使螺旋轴产生强烈的扭曲。k-turn 在 RNA 结构中具有重要的结构作用,并作为许多蛋白质的结合位点。我们已经创建了一个已知和假设的 k-turn 序列和三维(3D)结构数据库,可通过互联网访问。该站点提供了(1)一个序列和结构数据库,作为 RNA 社区的资源,以及(2)一个工具,用于对已知的 3D 结构进行操作和比较。