Sequence-specific DNA recognition by polyamides

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 688-693

  Dervan, Peter B ^a   Bürli, Roland W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYAMIDE;

BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0344641913     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(99)00027-7     Document Type: Review

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