Length-dependent structure formation in Friedreich ataxia (GAA)n·(TTC)n repeats at neutral pH

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1224-1231

  Potaman, V N ^d   Oussatcheva, E A ^d   Lyubchenko, Y L ^a   Shlyakhtenko, L S ^a   Bidichandani, S I ^b   Ashizawa, T ^c   Sinden, R R ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FRATAXIN; GUANINE; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE; TYROSINE; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; TRIPLEX DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTON TRANSPORT; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ATAXIA;

AT RICH SEQUENCE; DNA; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 2342627878     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh274     Document Type: Article

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