Structural Studies of Ribozymes and Regulatory ncRNA Machineries

Dear Colleagues,

Ribozymes and ncRNAs are spread over the whole tree of life and their roles in the regulation of biological processes from gene regulation to the response to pathogens are treated with increasing attention. Although the role of ncRNAs like riboswitches are more and more understood due to their associations with metabolites, the functions of ribozymes or other ncRNAs often remain quite mysterious since identifying the controlled processes or the molecular partners is difficult. The journal ncRNA offers the opportunity to publish your most recent research on this topic rapidly and visibly. This special issue will encover experimental studies or reviews dealing with RNA structure analysis by experimental, theoretical, or integrated approaches. This set of papers will constitute an interesting snapshot of current RNA structural studies and of the employed investigation methods.

Dr. Benoit Masquida
Guest Editor

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