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A workflow to define structural classes and classify nucleic acids circular dichroism spectra.

Kevin Mosca, Søren Vrønning Hoffmann, Alice Grangier, Frank Wien, Veronique Arluison, Sergio Marco

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Review in QRB discovery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. NA-CDQuant: Quantitative spectral analysis of nucleic acid structure by circular dichroism spectroscopy.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kevin MoscaBiochemistry and Biophysics mRNA Unit, Sanofi, mRNA Center of Excellence, Analytical Sciences, Marcy l'Etoile, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1129-2347
Søren Vrønning HoffmannISA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8018-5433
Alice GrangierBiochemistry and Biophysics mRNA Unit, Sanofi, mRNA Center of Excellence, Analytical Sciences, Marcy l'Etoile, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6755-2438
Frank WienDISCO Beamline, Synchrotron SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0752-8735
Veronique ArluisonLaboratoire Léon Brillouin LLB, UMR 12 CEA CNRS, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4056-7282
Sergio MarcoSanofi, Biophysics, Imaging, Particles & Process Analysis Unit Neuville (BIPP-NVL), Biochemistry & Biophysics Neuville, Global Analytical Sciences, Neuville Sur Saône, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8173-4107

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is a widely utilized technique for studying the structures of chiral molecules, including nucleic acids. It is particularly valued for its ability to quickly probe structural changes in these biomolecules. Despite its potential, the prediction of nucleic acid structures by CD has been challenging due to insufficient families' reference spectral data. This study introduces a robust method for defining CD spectra families of nucleic acid structures. We developed an iterative workflow that accurately classifies spectra for nucleic acid structures in solution. Our approach demonstrates high robustness and accuracy in assigning CD spectra to specific nucleic acid folds, facilitating advancements in nucleic acid structure analysis. The algorithm we developed identifies structural classes based on reference spectra, aiding in the assignment of unknown spectra. This method paves the way for creating a comprehensive list of reference spectra for various nucleic acid structures, like those already available for proteins.

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Circular DichroismNucleic AcidsSpectral AnalysisSpectroscopy

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PMID41020055
PMCPMC12461228

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