The mechanics of minor groove width variation in DNA, and its implications for the accommodation of ligands

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 288, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 953-963

  Laughton, Charles ^a   Luisi, Ben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA; Drug DNA interactions; Minor groove; Molecular modelling; Molecular recognition

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SUGAR PHOSPHATE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033591320     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2733     Document Type: Article

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