The inherent properties of DNA four-way junctions: Comparing the crystal structures of holliday junctions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 320, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1037-1051

  Eichman, Brandt F ^a   Ortiz Lombardía, Miguel ^b   Aymamí, Joan ^c,d   Coll, Miquel ^c   Ho, Pui Shing ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA structure; Four way junction; Holliday junctions; Recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENERGY COST; GENE INTERACTION; HYDRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036076678     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00540-5     Document Type: Article

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