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Qfold: a new modeling paradigm for the RNA folding problem

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  • Mark W. Lewis

    (Missouri Western State University)

  • Amit Verma

    (Missouri Western State University)

  • Todd T. Eckdahl

    (Missouri Western State University)

Abstract

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules play informational, structural, and metabolic roles in all living cells. RNAs are chains of nucleotides containing bases {A, C, G, U} that interact via base pairings to determine higher order structure and functionality. The RNA folding problem is to predict one or more secondary RNA structures from a given primary sequence of bases. From a mathematical modeling perspective, solutions to the RNA folding problem come from minimizing the thermodynamic free energy of a structure by selecting which bases will be paired, subject to a set of constraints. Here we report on a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) modeling paradigm that fits naturally with the parameters and constraints required for RNA folding prediction. Three QUBO models are presented along with a hybrid metaheuristic algorithm. Extensive testing results show a strong positive correlation with benchmark results.

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  • Mark W. Lewis & Amit Verma & Todd T. Eckdahl, 2021. "Qfold: a new modeling paradigm for the RNA folding problem," Journal of Heuristics, Springer, vol. 27(4), pages 695-717, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joheur:v:27:y:2021:i:4:d:10.1007_s10732-021-09471-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s10732-021-09471-3
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