Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

Computational design of small transcription activating RNAs for versatile and dynamic gene regulation

  • James Chappell,
  • Alexandra Westbrook,
  • Matthew Verosloff,
  • Julius B. Lucks

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01082-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The structural basis of RNA-based gene control offers the possibility of de novo design. Here the authors present a computational design approach for Small Transcription Activating RNAs a bacterial RNA regulator that allows for versatile and dynamic control of genes, pathways and genetic circuits.