RNA origami is the nanoscale folding of RNA, enabling the RNA to create particular shapes to organize these molecules.[1] It is a new method that was developed by researchers from Aarhus University and California Institute of Technology.[2] RNA origami is synthesized by enzymes that fold RNA into particular shapes. The folding of the RNA occurs in living cells under natural conditions. RNA origami is represented as a DNA gene, which within cells can be transcribed into RNA by RNA polymerase. Many computer algorithms are present to help with RNA folding, but none can fully predict the folding of RNA of a singular sequence.[2]
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