Unique condensation patterns of triplex DNA: Physical aspects and physiological implications

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2154-2161

  Goobes, Rivka ^a   Cohen, Orit ^a   Minsky, Abraham ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PACKAGING; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; IN VIVO STUDY; IONIC STRENGTH; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CHROMOSOMES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 0037052933     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/30.10.2154     Document Type: Article

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