Welcome to the Fold Web Server

The Fold server takes a sequence file of nucleic acids, either DNA or RNA, and folds it into its lowest free energy conformation. A wide variety of constraints can be applied, including, but not limited to, pairing restraints, modifications, and addition of SHAPE data. Note that this server does not just output the structure with a minimum free energy; it outputs those that fall within the required energy interval and maximum number.

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February 14, 2018:
RNAstructure tools have been updated to version 6.0.1 which includes several improvements.
Please contact us with any questions or issues regarding this update.

Select Sequence Input:

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Enter your sequence title and content below (replaces upload if present).
Please enter nucleotides only, no headers or comments in content.
Valid nucleotides are A, C, G, T, U, and X (unknown nucleotide). Lower case nucleotides are forced single stranded in calculation.




Select Nucleic Acid Type:




Select Fold Options:

If a default value is left blank, the value is treated as if it was not changed at all.



Note that in order to use SHAPE intercept and/or SHAPE slope, a SHAPE constraints file must be specified. If a value is given for intercept or slope without an accompanying constraints file, the intercept or slope value is not used in calculation.



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