The high-resolution structure of the triplex formed by the GAA/TTC triplet repeat associated with Friedreich's ataxia

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2035-2052

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

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Folding of the TTC strand; Friedreich's ataxia; GAA repeats; Triplex at physiological pH

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; PROTON;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMAN; INTRON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIPLE HELIX;

EID: 0033525103     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2435     Document Type: Article

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