Solution conformation of a parallel DNA triple helix with 5' and 3' triplex-duplex junctions

Structure

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Asensio, Juan Luis ^a,c   Brown, Tom ^b   Lane, Andrew N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA triplex; Groove widths; Junctions

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; PURINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0033555950     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(99)80004-5     Document Type: Article

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