METHOD FOR PREDICTING SECONDARY STRUCTURE OF RNA, AN APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING AND A PREDICTING PROGRAM

1 . A method for predicting secondary structure of RNA comprising the steps of:

searching base capable of forming a stem structure from the RNA sequence to be predicted;

arranging a candidate stem structure based on a free energy of each base constituting said stem structure;

arranging a defined stem structure from said candidate stem structure;

investigating a sequence structure state of said RNA sequence based on the basic information of said defined stem structure;

calculating a sequence energy state of each base constituting said RNA sequence based on said sequence structure state; and

arranging a candidate additional stem structure as a new defined stem structure based on a sequence energy state of the secondary structure of said RNA sequence as reflected with said defined stem structure and on a sequence energy state of a new secondary structure as reflected on said secondary structure with the candidate additional stem structure selected from said candidate stem structure.

2 . The method for predicting secondary structure of RNA according to claim 1 , wherein said step of arranging the candidate stem structure is performed in ascending order of the free energy of the stem structure.

3 . The method for predicting secondary structure of RNA according to claim 1 , wherein said sequence structure state is a structure selected from the group consisting of the stem structure, the bulge loop structure, the inner loop structure, the hairpin loop structure, the multibranched loop structure, the single strand and the end structure of RNA sequence.

4 . The method for predicting secondary structure of RNA according to claim 1 , wherein said step of calculating sequence energy state is a step of calculating the summation of the free energy of each base constituting said sequence structure state.

5 . The method for predicting secondary structure of RNA according to claim 1 , wherein said step of arranging the candidate additional stem structure as a defined stem structure is a step of arranging the candidate additional stem structure as a new defined stem structure when an amount of change is negative, the amount of change being obtained by subtracting a sequence energy state of the secondary structure of said RNA sequence in which said defined stem structure is reflected on the secondary structure with a sequence energy state of new secondary structure in which the candidate additional stem structure selected from said candidate stem structure is reflected on the secondary structure.

6 . An apparatus for predicting secondary structure of RNA comprising:

means for searching candidate stem structure, arranging a candidate stem structure by searching a base which can form a stem structure among the RNA sequence to be subjected;

means for arranging defined stem structure, arranging a defined stem structure from said candidate stem structure;

means for investigating sequence structure state, investigating a sequence structure state of said RNA sequence based on the basic information of said defined stem structure;

means for calculating sequence energy state, calculating a sequence energy state of each base constituting said RNA sequence based on said sequence structure state; and

means for searching additional stem structure, arranging a candidate additional stem structure as a new defined stem structure based on a sequence energy state of the secondary structure of said RNA sequence as reflected with said defined stem structure and on a sequence energy state of a new secondary structure as reflected on said secondary structure with the candidate additional stem structure selected from said candidate stem structure.

7 . The apparatus for predicting secondary structure of RNA according to claim 6 , wherein said means for searching candidate stem structure lists said candidate stem structure in ascending order of the free energy.

8 . The apparatus for predicting secondary structure of RNA according to claim 6 , wherein said sequence structure state is a structure selected from the group consisting of the stem structure, the bulge loop structure, the inner loop structure, the hairpin loop structure, the multibranched loop structure, the single strand and the end structure of RNA sequence.

9 . The apparatus for predicting secondary structure of RNA according to claim 6 , wherein said means for calculating sequence energy state calculates the summation of the free energy of each base constituting said sequence structure state.

10 . The apparatus for predicting secondary structure of RNA according to claim 6 , wherein said means for searching additional stem structure arranges the candidate additional stem structure as a new defined stem structure when an amount of change is negative, the amount of change being obtained by subtracting a sequence energy state of the secondary structure of said RNA sequence in which said defined stem structure is reflected on the secondary structure with a sequence energy state of new secondary structure in which the candidate additional stem structure selected from said candidate stem structure is reflected on the secondary structure.

11 . A predicting program for secondary structure RNA carrying out the steps of:

searching base capable of forming a stem structure from the RNA sequence to be predicted;

arranging a candidate stem structure based on a free energy of each base constituting said stem structure;

arranging a defined stem structure from said candidate stem structure;

investigating a sequence structure state of said RNA sequence based on the basic information of said defined stem structure;

calculating a sequence energy state of each base constituting said RNA sequence based on said sequence structure state; and

arranging a candidate additional stem structure as a new defined stem structure based on a sequence energy state of the secondary structure of said RNA sequence as reflected with said defined stem structure and on a sequence energy state of a new secondary structure as reflected on said secondary structure with the candidate additional stem structure selected from said candidate stem structure.

12 . The predicting program for secondary structure RNA according to claim 11 , wherein said step of arranging the candidate stem structure is performed in ascending order of the free energy of the stem structure.

13 . The predicting program for secondary structure RNA according to claim 11 , wherein said sequence structure state is a structure selected from the group consisting of the stem structure, the bulge loop structure, the inner loop structure, the hairpin loop structure, the multibranched loop structure, the single strand and the end structure of RNA sequence.

14 . The predicting program for secondary structure RNA according to claim 11 , wherein said step of calculating sequence energy state is a step of calculating the summation of the free energy of each base constituting said sequence structure state.

15 . The predicting program for secondary structure RNA according to claim 11 , wherein said step of arranging the candidate additional stem structure as a defined stem structure is a step of arranging the candidate additional stem structure as a new defined stem structure when an amount of change is negative, the amount of change being obtained by subtracting a sequence energy state of the secondary structure of said RNA sequence in which said defined stem structure is reflected on the secondary structure with a sequence energy state of new secondary structure in which the candidate additional stem structure selected from said candidate stem structure is reflected on the secondary structure.