Pyrimidine morpholino oligonucleotides form a stable triple helix in the absence of magnesium ions

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 363-369

  Lacroix, Laurent ^a   Arimondo, Paola B ^a   Takasugi, Masashi ^a   Hélène, Claude ^a   Mergny, Jean Louis ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Morpholino; N3' P5' phosphoramidate; Oligonucleotides; Triple helix

Indexed keywords

ESTER; LIGAND; MAGNESIUM ION; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHORAMIDIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM ION; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRIPLE HELIX;

EID: 0034643249     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2438     Document Type: Article

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