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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024

RNA encodes physical information.

Ian Seim, Vita Zhang, Ameya P Jalihal, Benjamin M Stormo, Sierra J Cole, Joanne Ekena, Hung T Nguyen, D Thirumalai, Amy S Gladfelter

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ian SeimDuke University, Department of Cell Biology, Durham, NC.ORCID 0000-0001-9719-2552
Vita ZhangDuke University, Department of Cell Biology, Durham, NC.
Ameya P JalihalDuke University, Department of Cell Biology, Durham, NC.
Benjamin M StormoDuke University, Department of Cell Biology, Durham, NC.
Sierra J ColeDuke University, Department of Cell Biology, Durham, NC.
Joanne EkenaDuke University, Department of Cell Biology, Durham, NC.
Hung T NguyenUniversity at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
D ThirumalaiUniversity of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Amy S GladfelterDuke University, Department of Cell Biology, Durham, NC.

Funding

Cytoplasmic Organization by phase transitionsR01GM081506 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI GLADFELTER, AMY S · 2010 to 2023
$4.0M
Gene Expression Variability and Nuclear Territory Autonomy in SyncytiaF32GM147989 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI JALIHAL, AMEYA PRANAV · 2022 to 2023
$137k
NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM147989NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM081506
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most amino acids are encoded by multiple codons, making the genetic code degenerate. Synonymous mutations affect protein translation and folding, but their impact on RNA itself is often neglected. We developed a genetic algorithm that introduces synonymous mutations to control the diversity of structures sampled by an mRNA. The behavior of the designed mRNAs reveals a physical code layered in the genetic code. We find that mRNA conformational heterogeneity directs physical properties and functional outputs of RNA-protein complexes and biomolecular condensates. The role of structure and disorder of proteins in biomolecular condensates is well appreciated, but we find that RNA conformational heterogeneity is equally important. This feature of RNA enables both evolution and engineers to build cellular structures with specific material and responsive properties.

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biomolecular condensatesbiopolymersensemble diversityinformation theoryRNA structuresynonymous mutation

Identifiers

PMID39713325
PMCPMC11661273

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