Below is an image of the predicted RNA secondary structure for an RNA aptamer that binds FGF5. The boxed nucleotide bases are conserved across all of the high-affinity FGF5 binding RNA aptamers. Although the precise structural mechanism of FGF5 binding is not known, provide a hypothesis for how these bases might contribute to the binding specificity. Explain your answer Loop I a G Stem I 5' 3' g-c g-c g-c₂ с u-a a-u g-c c-g u-a a 9-Ca c g-cu u-a с U Loop II UC AUGCCUC ||| ||| UAUGUG TITT ACCUACAGAGCGAC AUAC UA Stem II Stem III

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Below is an image of the predicted RNA secondary structure for an RNA aptamer that binds FGF5. The
boxed nucleotide bases are conserved across all of the high-affinity FGF5 binding RNA aptamers. Although
the precise structural mechanism of FGF5 binding is not known, provide a hypothesis for how these bases
might contribute to the binding specificity. Explain your answer
Loop I
a
G
Stem I
5'
с
с
U
3'
g-c
g-c
u-a
a-u
9-c
c-g
u-a
g-c
u-a
a-u
Loop II
U CAUGCCUC
111111
UAUGU
IITT
ACCUACAGAGCGAC AUAC UA
Stem II
Stem III
Transcribed Image Text:Below is an image of the predicted RNA secondary structure for an RNA aptamer that binds FGF5. The boxed nucleotide bases are conserved across all of the high-affinity FGF5 binding RNA aptamers. Although the precise structural mechanism of FGF5 binding is not known, provide a hypothesis for how these bases might contribute to the binding specificity. Explain your answer Loop I a G Stem I 5' с с U 3' g-c g-c u-a a-u 9-c c-g u-a g-c u-a a-u Loop II U CAUGCCUC 111111 UAUGU IITT ACCUACAGAGCGAC AUAC UA Stem II Stem III
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