Impact of C5-cytosine methylation on the solution structure of d(GAAAACGTTTTC)2: An NMR and molecular modelling investigation

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 265, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1032-1042

  Marcourt, Laurence ^a   Cordier, Christine ^a   Couesnon, Thierry ^a   Dodin, Guy ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

2D NMR; Adenine tract; CpG; Cytosine methylation; DNA; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BASE; CYTOSINE; DNA B; GUANINE; METHYL GROUP; OLIGOMER; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; BASE SEQUENCE; CPG ISLANDS; CYTOSINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHYLATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0033231468     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00819.x     Document Type: Article

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