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Nucleic Acids Research
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Sequence symmetries, not mutations, guide RNA co-transcriptional folding into specific structures. Transient interactions regulate nascent RNA folding, essential for early RNA regulatory networks.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biophysics
  • RNA Biology

Background:

  • Co-transcriptional folding is crucial for RNA function, but mechanisms remain unclear.
  • Traditional methods perturb RNA folding paths and structures.
  • Efficient co-transcriptional folding requires understanding folding pathways and regulatory elements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate RNA co-transcriptional folding mechanisms using sequence symmetries.
  • To decouple folding pathways from equilibrium structures.
  • To explore how transient interactions regulate RNA folding.

Main Methods:

  • Designed bistable RNA switches with symmetrical helices.
  • Utilized sequence reversal to conserve helices.
  • Experimentally analyzed folding paths during transcription.

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Main Results:

  • Sequence symmetries effectively guide co-transcriptional folding.
  • Native and transient helices direct folding into specific structures.
  • Folding pathways are controlled by helix nucleation and transient antisense interactions.

Conclusions:

  • Transient intra- and inter-molecular interactions regulate nascent RNA folding.
  • Limited coding requirements facilitate diverse native structures.
  • Co-transcriptional folding regulation may have enabled early RNA-based networks.