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. 2012 Jan 23;7(1):e29952. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029952

Figure 4. Many adapters guide one sequence.

Figure 4

Having multiple adapters in a protocell, can lead to an extreme concentration of different functions coded for by an RNA-sequence. The RNA-sequence shown at the top codes for seven distinct functions in target set 2. To the left and right of the middle panel, the six RNA-sequence which code for an adapter and their secondary structures (always a single hairpin loop) are shown. These adapters bind each to a different site, guiding the RNA-sequence into a different folding.