A Triplex DNA Structure of the Polypyrimidine: Polypurine Stretch in the 5′ Flanking Region of the Sea Urchin Arylsulfatase Gene

Zoological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-109

  Sakamoto, Naoaki ^a   Akasaka, Koji ^a   Yamamoto, Takashi ^b   Shimada, Hiraku ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINOIDEA; HEMICENTROTUS PULCHERRIMUS;

ARYLSULFATASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEA URCHIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARYLSULFATASES; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEA URCHINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0030076011     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.13.105     Document Type: Article

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