• Ion dependent stability of RNA three-way junction and DNA triple helices 

    Chen, Gengsheng (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Nucleic acids are critical for regulation of gene expression. Because nucleic acid molecules are highly charged, the folding of nucleic acids involves ...
  • Physics-based modeling for RNA folding 

    Xu, Xiaojun, 1979- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules play a variety of crucial roles in cellular functions at the level of transcription, translation and gene regulation. ...
  • Physics-based modeling for RNA folding stability and kinetics 

    Zhao, Chenhan (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] RNA (Ribonucleic acid) molecules play a variety of crucial roles in cellular functions at the level of transcription, translation and gene ...
  • Physics-based predictions of RNA loop stability and structures 

    Liu, Liang, 1981- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules play a variety of crucial roles in cellular functions at the level of transcription, translation and gene regulation. ...
  • Statistical thermodynamics for RNA structures with simple tertiary contacts and pseudoknots 

    Kopeikin, Zola, 1960- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
    In this thesis, we develop statistical mechanical models for the folding of simple RNA tertiary structures. The focus is on the calculation of the tertiary structure conformational entropy. The key idea of the method is ...