title: The RNA2-PNA2 hybrid i-motif-a novel RNA-based building block.
abstract: We report the formation of a hybrid RNA2-PNA2 i-motif comprised of two RNA and two PNA strands based on the sequence specific self assembly of RNA, with potential as a building block for structural RNA nanotechnology.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, GKVK, Bellary Road, Bangalore, 560065, India.
authors.forename: Saikat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Souvik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: Yamuna
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Krishnan
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids; D012313:RNA