A DNA hairpin with a single residue loop closed by a strongly distorted Watson-Crick G·C base-pair

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 427-442

  El Amri, C ^a   Mauffret, O ^a   Monnot, M ^a   Tevanian, G ^a   Lescot, E ^a   Porumb, H ^a   Fermandjian, S ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Distorted Watson Crick base pair; Single base loop; Single stranded DNA

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033607617     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3270     Document Type: Article

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