NMR structure refinement and dynamics of the K+-[d(G3T4G3)]2 quadruplex via particle mesh Ewald molecular dynamics simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 968-981

  Strahan, Gary D ^a   Keniry, Max A ^b   Shafer, Richard H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031823992     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77585-X     Document Type: Article

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