# Visualising 2D to 3D and triples interaction

**URL:** https://forum.eternagame.org/t/visualising-2d-to-3d-and-triples-interaction/1710
**Category:** General Science Discussion
**Created:** [April 16, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.eternagame.org/t/visualising-2d-to-3d-and-triples-interaction/1710 "2013-04-16T21:00:00Z")
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### Author: ![eternacac](https://forum.eternagame.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/977dab/32.png) [@eternacac](https://forum.eternagame.org/u/eternacac)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.eternagame.org/t/visualising-2d-to-3d-and-triples-interaction/1710/1 "2013-04-16T21:00:00Z")

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Triples are important in the 3D stabilization of RNA. Below is a diagram to help visualizes the 2D secondary representation we use and a 3D graphic of the same RNA. Red indicates a triple nucleotide interaction. [![](https://d2he8ud106d9gn.cloudfront.net/original/1X/88037f20a65de7e1b65e295e9bee67eef16c4f5f.png)](https://d37wxxhohlp07s.cloudfront.net/s3_images/888140/2D_3Dstructure&triples.png?1366146012)

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### Author: ![eternacac](https://forum.eternagame.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/977dab/32.png) [@eternacac](https://forum.eternagame.org/u/eternacac)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.eternagame.org/t/visualising-2d-to-3d-and-triples-interaction/1710/2 "2013-04-17T00:01:00Z")

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Here’s how we might use this in thinking about EteRNA puzzles.

[![](https://d2he8ud106d9gn.cloudfront.net/original/1X/d1577fe448e9bfdc780792849dee886f364c46f7.png)](https://d37wxxhohlp07s.cloudfront.net/s3_images/888186/PostulatedTriplesRNAby2ndaryStructure.png?1366156894)