The structure of r(UUCGCG) has a 5′-UU-overhang exhibiting Hoogsteen-like trans U·U base pairs

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-31

  Wahl, Markus C ^a   Rao, Sambhorao T ^a   Sundaralingam, Muttaiya ^a  

^a Department of Chemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HYDROGEN BONDING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA;

EID: 0030044773     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsb0196-24     Document Type: Article

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