Sequence-dependent DNA structure: Tetranucleotide conformational maps

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-103

  Packer, Martin J ^a   Dauncey, Mark P ^a   Hunter, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base stacking interactions; Force field energy calculations; Sequence context; Sequence dependent structure; Tetranucleotides

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA A; DNA B; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SUGAR;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA BASE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TATA BOX; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034614487     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3237     Document Type: Article

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