Crystal structure of d(gcGXGAgc) with X=G: A mutation at X is possible to occur in a base-intercalated duplex for multiplex formation

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 25, Issue 4-6, 2006, Pages 693-704

  Kondo, Jiro ^a   Ciengshin, Tanashaya ^a   Juan, Ella Czarina Magat ^a   Sato, Yoshiteru ^a   Mitomi, Kenta ^a   Shimizu, Satoru ^a   Takénaka, Akio ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Base intercalated duplex; DNA; DNA hexaplex; Repetitive DNA sequence; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ADENINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM ION; CATION; DNA BASE; DNA FRAGMENT; GUANINE; REPETITIVE DNA; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BASE INTERCALATED DUPLEX; BASE PAIRING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA HEXAPLEX; DNA MULTIPLEX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BASE PAIRING; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA; HYDROGEN BONDING; INTERCALATING AGENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES;

HEXAPLEX;

EID: 33747608000     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770600686543     Document Type: Article

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