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This web server uses mfold (version 3.4) by Zuker and Turner. Users are requested to cite:

M. Zuker
Mfold web server for nucleic acid folding and hybridization prediction.
Nucleic Acids Res. 31 (13), 3406-15, (2003)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplementary Material] [Additional Information]

and Walter et al., 1994.

The (version 2.3) free energies used are from the Turner group These older parameters will continue to be used for RNA folding until enthalpies become available that correspond to version 3 free energies, or until an entirely new set of free energies and enthalpies become available.

[Additional Information]

Yellow ball The DNA mfold server.
Quikfold server. Fold many short RNA or DNA sequences at once.

Yellow ballEnter a name for your sequence:    

Yellow ball Enter the sequence to be folded in the box.
All non-alphabet characters will be removed.
FASTA format may be used.

Yellow ball Enter constraint information in the box at the right. (optional) You may:
  1. force bases i,i+1,...,i+k-1 to be double stranded by entering:
    F   i   0   k on 1 line in the constraint box.
  2. force consecutive base pairs i.j,i+1.j-1, ...,i+k-1.j-k+1 by entering:
    F   i   j   k on 1 line in the constraint box.
  3. force bases i,i+1,...,i+k-1 to be single stranded by entering:
    P   i   0   k on 1 line in the constraint box.
  4. prohibit the consecutive base pairs
    i.j,i+1.j-1, ...,i+k-1.j-k+1 by entering:
    P   i   j   k on 1 line in the constraint box.
  5. prohibit bases i to j from pairing with bases k to l by entering:
    P   i-j   k-l on 1 line in the constraint box.
Yellow ball The RNA sequence is .
Yellow ball Folding temperature (between 0 and 100 °C)  
Yellow ball Ionic conditions: 1M NaCl, no divalent ions.
Yellow ball Enter the percent suboptimality number.  
Yellow ball Enter an upper bound on the number of computed foldings.  
Yellow ball Enter the window parameter if you wish.  
Yellow ball Enter the maximum interior/bulge loop size  
Yellow ball Enter the maximum asymmetry of an interior/bulge loop  
Yellow ball Enter the maximum distance between paired bases  

Yellow ball Your job can be processed while you wait (the default) or can be submitted for batch processing by pressing the button below. In this case, you will be notified at a later time that the job is finished. If you select a batch job, please make sure your E-mail address is correct in the window below.
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Yellow ball Choose base numbering frequency:     .
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Yellow ball Choose regularization angle (in degrees):        (Not used if 0.)
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    Enter high-light regions(s):  
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