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Similarity of RNA secondary structures
Author(s) -
Li Chun,
Wang Aihua,
Xing Lili
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of computational chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1096-987X
pISSN - 0192-8651
DOI - 10.1002/jcc.20571
Subject(s) - protein secondary structure , rna , sequence (biology) , nucleic acid secondary structure , similarity (geometry) , set (abstract data type) , representation (politics) , basis (linear algebra) , computational biology , structural similarity , mathematics , computer science , artificial intelligence , biology , genetics , gene , geometry , biochemistry , politics , political science , law , image (mathematics) , programming language
In this article, we propose a relatively similar measure to compare RNA secondary structures. We first transform an RNA secondary structure into a special sequence representation. Then, on the basis of symbolic sequence complexity, we obtain the relative distance of RNA secondary structures. The examination of similarities/dissimilarities of a set of RNA secondary structures at the 3′‐terminus of different viruses illustrates the utility of the approach. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem 28: 508–512, 2007