Fragile X DNA triplet repeats, (GCC)(n), form hairpins with single hydrogen-bonded cytosine·cytosine mispairs at the CpG sites: Isotope-edited nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy on (GCC)(n) with selective 15N4-labeled cytosine bases

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-120

  Mariappan, S V Santhana ^a   Silks III, Louis A ^c   Bradbury, E Morton ^a,b   Gupta, Goutam ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

(GCC)(n) hairpins; C C pair with a single H bond; Fragile X repeats; Hetero nuclear (15N 1H) magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HYDROGEN BOND; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRIPLE HELIX;

EID: 0032538275     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1990     Document Type: Article

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