title: Modeling k-noncrossing closed RNA secondary structures via meandric compression.
abstract: In this chapter we present the transformation of a meander to its compression and we apply this new formulation for the modeling of k-noncrossing closed RNA secondary structures. We obtain this by using curves which consist parts of their meandric curve. We prove basic properties and produce generating procedures. Two new types of meanders arise: the simple and the perpendicular, in order to be used as representatives of k-noncrossing closed RNA secondary structures.
authors.affiliation: University of Piraeus, Karaoli & Dimitriou 80, 18534, Piraeus, Greece, antonios@unipi.gr.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panayotopoulos
authors.forename: Panayiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vlamos
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D044962:Data Compression / Q000379:methods; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D012313:RNA