Standard reference frame for the description of nucleic acid base-pair geometry

In conformational analyses of DNA and RNA structures, much confusion has arisen from the different ways that the three-dimensional arrangements of bases and base pairs are specified. A common point of reference was needed for computational schemes. A group of researchers who create and use the different software packages have proposed a standard base reference frame that has received wide acceptance [7]. This document has been approved by the NC-IUBMB committee. A copy of this document is available at http://ndbserver.rutgers.edu/standards/index.html.

Reference

7. A standard reference frame for the description of nucleic acid base-pair geometry. J. Mol. Biol. 313 (2001): 229-237.

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