1 Introduction and Overview .................................... 1
Rick Russell
2 Comparative Analysis of the Higher-Order Structure of RNA ... 11
Robin R. Gutell
3 Graph Applications to RNA Structure and Function ............ 23
Namhee Kim, Katherine Niccole Fuhr, and Tamar Schlick
4 Prediction and Coarse-Grained Modeling of RNA Structures .... 53
Zhen Xia and Pengyu Ren
5 Studying RNA Folding Using Site-Directed Spin Labeling ...... 69
Xiaojun Zhang and Peter Z. Qin
6 The RNA Recognition Motif and Messenger RNA ................. 89
Kathleen B. Hall
7 Memory Effects in RNA Folding Dynamics Revealed by
Single-Molecule Fluorescence ............................... 117
Rui Zhao and David Rueda
8 An Integrated Picture of HDV Ribozyme Catalysis ............ 135
Barbara L. Golden, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Paul R. Carey,
and Philip C. Bevilacqua
9 Combining Biochemical and Structural Information to Model
RNA-Protein Complex Assembly ............................... 169
Maithili Saoji, Chun Geng, and Paul J. Paukstelis
10 Following RNA Folding From Local and Global Perspectives ... 187
Michael Brenowitz and Lois Pollack
11 The Roles of Chaperones in RNA Folding ..................... 205
Pilar Tijerina and Rick Russell
Index ......................................................... 231
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