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On the page number of RNA secondary structures with pseudoknots.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22159642     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Let [Formula: see text] denote the set of (possibly noncanonical) base pairs {i, j} of an RNA tertiary structure; i.e. [Formula: see text] if there is a hydrogen bond between the ith and jth nucleotide. The page number of [Formula: see text], denoted [Formula: see text], is the minimum number k such that [Formula: see text] can be decomposed into a disjoint union of k secondary structures. Here, we show that computing the page number is NP-complete; we describe an exact computation of page number, using constraint programming, and determine the page number of a collection of RNA tertiary structures, for which the topological genus is known. We describe an approximation algorithm from which it follows that [Formula: see text], where the clique number of [Formula: see text], denotes the maximum number of base pairs that pairwise cross each other.
Authors:
Peter Clote; Stefan Dobrev; Ivan Dotu; Evangelos Kranakis; Danny Krizanc; Jorge Urrutia
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of mathematical biology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1432-1416     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7502105     Medline TA:  J Math Biol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA, clote@bc.edu.
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