Subject: RNA molecules and RNA base pair interactions
Presenter: Viann Chan
Encyclopedia entry: " RNA Tertiary Structure "
  by Eric Westhof and Pascal Auffinger.
Paper: " Geometric nomenclature and classification of RNA base pairs. "
  by Neocles B. Leontis and Eric Westhof.
Abstract RNA molecules and RNA base pair interactions

Format:
- introduction
- break out into groups to construct ribonucleosides (unfortunately I don't have enough components to build nucleotides)
- discussion on the geometric nomenclature and classification of RNA base pairs proposed by Westhof et al.

Reference: Eric Westhof and Pascal Auffinger. "RNA Tertiary Structure" in Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry edited by R.A. Meyers. pp. 5222-5232. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, 2000.

The encyclopedia entry is available at http://www-ibmc.u-strasbg.fr/upr9002/westhof/PDF/r2000_EWesthof_EAC.pdf

Neocles B. Leontis and Eric Westhof. 2001. "Geometric nomenclature and classification of RNA base pairs." RNA. Apr; 7(4):499-512.

The paper is available at http://www.rnajournal.org/cgi/reprint/7/4/499.pdf