Structure of the d(CGCCCGCGGGCG) dodecamer: A kinked A-DNA molecule showing some B-DNA features

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1679-1690

  Malinina, Lucy ^a,b   Fernandez, Luzimar G ^a   Huynh Dinh, Tam ^c   Subirana, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b ENGELHARDT INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

AMoRe; DNA kink; DNA polymerase; DNA structure; Oligonucleotides

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANOSINE; OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033614015     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2424     Document Type: Article

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