What Can Rna Bind To

RNA-binding proteins (often abbreviated as RBPs) are proteins that bind to the double or single stranded RNA in cells and participate in forming ribonucleoprotein complexes. RBPs contain various structural motifs, such as RNA recognition motif (RRM), dsRNA binding domain, zinc finger and others.

How are DNA and RNA linked?

Both DNA and RNA are made from nucleotides, each containing a five-carbon sugar backbone, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base. … The nitrogen bases A and T (or U in RNA) always go together and C and G always go together, forming the 5′-3′ phosphodiester linkage found in the nucleic acid molecules.

Is RNA a DNA binding protein?

Gene ontology analysis of these proteins reveals that the term RNA binding is highly enriched for (p < 1×10−40), indicating that RNA binding may be a common feature of DNA binding proteins (Fig. 1c).

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