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Doctoral study program: Life Sciences

Supervisor: RNDr. Radek Marek, Ph.D.

Topic title : Junctions in noncanonical forms of nucleic acids

Annotation:
The project is focused on detailed structural characterization of short oligonucleotides in noncanonical forms clipped together by proper sequential motifs. For this purpose, NMR experiments combined with MD simulations will be employed. The effect of modifications of selected nucleotides on the structural properties of designed models will be investigated to gain a deeper understanding of key interactions that contribute to the system folding and stability.
Recommended literature:
Aleš Novotný, Jan Novotný, Iva Kejnovská, Michaela Vorlíčková, Radovan Fiala, Radek Marek. Revealing structural peculiarities of homopurine GA repetition stuck by i-motif clip. Nucleic Acids Research, 2021, 49, 11425. doi:10.1093/nar/gkab915.
Research area:
Structural Biology
Keywords:
NMR spectroscopy, noncanonical DNA, base pairing, molecular modelling

Funding of the PhD candidate:
RG budget, planned Czech Science Foundation
In the academic year 2026/27 the net income of the CEITEC PhD School student is expected to be at least CZK 29,400 (approx. EUR 1215)
Requirements for candidate:
Structural chemistry or biology, advanced NMR spectroscopy, computational chemistry
Information about the supervisor:
ResearcherID: D-6929-2012, currently 1 PhD students, 14 alumni

Start date: September 2026
Sign-up link: https://www.ceitec.eu/junctions-in-noncanonical-forms-of-nucleic-acids/t11586