Effect of cytosine methylation on DNA-DNA recognition at CpG steps

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 328-335

  Mayer Jung, Claudine ^a   Moras, Dino ^a   Timsit, Youri ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

C H O bonds; Crystal structure; Cytosine methylation; DNA condensation; Oligonucleotide

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; METHYL GROUP; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE REPRESSION; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031577290     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1137     Document Type: Editorial

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