Crystal structure of d(GCGCGCG) with 5'-overhang G residues

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1553-1561

  Pan, Baocheng ^a   Ban, Changill ^a   Wahl, Markus C ^a   Sundaralingam, Muttaiya ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030872243     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78187-6     Document Type: Article

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