Hydration and recognition of methylated CpG steps in DNA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2709-2718

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

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

^b INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

A DNA; CpG; Cytosine methylation; Hydration

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA A; WATER;

ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; CPG ISLAND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYTOSINE; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; WATER;

EID: 0032079703     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.9.2709     Document Type: Article

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