RiRi-DT
Riboregulators and Ribomoldulators Design Tool
Description
RiRi-DT is a novel bioinformatics tool for the design of gene expression regulatory
elements based on two types of small RNA:
Riboregulators, which interact directly with the target
mRNA, preventing its translation.
Ribomodulators, which interact with Riboregulators to inhibit
or modulate the regulatory activity of the former.
In addition, Ribomodulators are designed based on two different interaction models:
Competition model, in which the Riboregulator and Ribomodulator are
designed so that their binding to the target mRNA is mutually exclusive
by sharing a common region.
Sequestration model, in which the Riboregulator and Ribomodulator
are designed in such a way that the interaction of the Ribomodulator-Riboregulator
pair is more stable than the interaction of the Riboregulator-mRNA pair.


