Solution structure and base pair opening kinetics of the i-motif dimer of d(5mCCTTTACC): A noncanonical structure with possible roles in chromosome stability22

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1231-1247

  Nonin, Sylvie ^a   Phan, Anh Tuan ^a   Leroy, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Hydration; I motif; Proton exchange; Solution structure; Telomere

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0031572186     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00273-6     Document Type: Article

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