Stable formation of a pyrimidine-rich loop hairpin in a cruciform promoter

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 309-320

  Chou, Shan Ho ^a   Tseng, Yu Yu ^a   Chu, Bi Yun ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cruciform; N4 virion RNAP; NMR structure; Purine rich loop; Pyrimidine rich loop

Indexed keywords

PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033578827     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3066     Document Type: Article

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