title: A structural database for k-turn motifs in RNA.
abstract: The kink-turn (k-turn) is a common structural motif in RNA that introduces a tight kink into the helical axis. k-turns play an important architectural role in RNA structures and serve as binding sites for a number of proteins. We have created a database of known and postulated k-turn sequences and three-dimensional (3D) structures, available via the internet. This site provides (1) a database of sequence and structure, as a resource for the RNA community, and (2) a tool to enable the manipulation and comparison of 3D structures where known.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research UK Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group, The University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Kersten T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McPhee
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ouellet
authors.forename: David M J
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lilley
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D016208:Databases, Factual; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012313:RNA