Genome Biology (2026). DOI: 10.1186/s13059-026-04008-y"> Structural features of target-guide interactions. Credit: Genome Biology (2026). DOI: 10.1186/s13059-026-04008-y

Scientists at Université de Montréal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer have developed a new database that integrates the molecular structure of microRNAs and messenger RNAs to systematically model their interactions. Called RIMap-RISC and developed by Ph.D. student Simon Chasles in the laboratory of UdeM professor François Major, director of IRIC's RNA engineering research unit, the database is detailed in a study published in Genome Biology .

Various types of ribonucleic acids (RNA) are found in cells. Messenger RNA acts as an intermediary between the genetic information contained in DNA and protein synthesis.…