Computer-Assisted Design and Characterization of RNA Nanostructures

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Journal Methods Mol Biol

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 2023 Aug 12

PMID 37572271

Authors

Christina J Bayard

Yaroslava G Yingling

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Abstract

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations can aid in the design and characterization of RNA nanomaterials, providing details about structural and dynamical properties as a function of sequence and environment. Here, we describe how to perform explicit and implicit solvent all-atom MD simulations for RNA nanoring systems.

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