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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

DesiRNA: structure-based design of RNA sequences with a replica exchange Monte Carlo approach.

Tomasz K Wirecki, Grzegorz Lach, Nagendar Goud Badepally, S Naeim Moafinejad, Farhang Jaryani, Gaja Klaudel, Kalina Nec, Eugene F Baulin, Janusz M Bujnicki

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Computational De Novo Design of Group II Introns Yields Highly Active Ribozymes.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2025
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  4. JAX-RNAfold: scalable differentiable folding.Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) · 2025
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Tomasz K WireckiLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6539-3640
Grzegorz LachLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4018-5217
Nagendar Goud BadepallyLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4364-8811
S Naeim MoafinejadLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0397-2596
Farhang JaryaniLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8374-6681
Gaja KlaudelLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.
Kalina NecLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0007-5108-4207
Eugene F BaulinLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4694-9783
Janusz M BujnickiLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6633-165X

Funding

EMBO ALTF 525-2022National Science Center Poland (NCN) 2017/25/B/NZ2/01294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Designing RNA sequences that form a specific structure remains a challenge. Current computational methods often struggle with the complexity of RNA structures, especially when considering pseudoknots or restrictions related to RNA function. We developed DesiRNA, a computational tool for the design of RNA sequences based on the Replica Exchange Monte Carlo approach. It finds sequences that minimize a multiobjective scoring function, fulfill user-defined constraints and minimize the violation of restraints. DesiRNA handles pseudoknots, designs RNA-RNA complexes and sequences with alternative structures, prevents oligomerization of monomers, prevents folding into undesired structures and allows users to specify nucleotide composition preferences. In benchmarking tests, DesiRNA with a default simple scoring function solved all 100 puzzles in the Eterna100 benchmark within 24 h, outperforming all existing RNA design programs. With its ability to address complex RNA design challenges, DesiRNA holds promise for a range of applications in RNA research and therapeutic development.

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RNASoftwareAlgorithmsBase SequenceMonte Carlo MethodNucleic Acid ConformationRNA FoldingRNA

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PMCPMC11744100

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