Water and ion binding around r(UpA)12 and d(TpA)12 oligomers - Comparison with RNA and DNA (CpG)12 duplexes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1057-1072

  Auffinger, Pascal ^a   Westhof, Eric ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL MOLEC ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

DNA; Hydration shell; Ion binding features; Molecular dynamics; RNA

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; METHYL GROUP; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; CPG ISLAND; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRICITY; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035793219     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4360     Document Type: Article

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