Triple-helical DNA as a reversible block of the branch point in a partially symmetrical DNA four-arm junction

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-361

  Kirby, Andrew W ^a   Gaskin, Michael N ^a   Antezana, Marcos A ^a   Goodman, Stephen J ^a   Myers, Eric ^a   Bruist, Michael F ^b  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch migration; Holliday junction; Kinetics; T4 endonuclease VII; Triplex DNA

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TRIPLE HELIX;

EID: 0031583478     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1195     Document Type: Article

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