Length dependence of RNA-RNA annealing

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1127-1134

  Patzel, Volker ^a   Sczakiel, Georg ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antisense RNA; Kinetics; RNA RNA annealing; Theory

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IONIC STRENGTH; MODEL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; RNA STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033579462     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3330     Document Type: Article

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