Sequence-dependent crossed helix packing in the crystal structure of a B-DNA decamer yields a detailed model for the Holliday junction

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 827-841

  Wood, Alexis A ^a   Nunn, Christine M ^a   Trent, John O ^a   Neidle, Stephen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B DNA; Crossed helix packing; Crystal structure; Decamer; Holliday junction

Indexed keywords

DNA B;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0031588009     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1089     Document Type: Article

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