Different loop arrangements of intramolecular human telomeric (3+1) G-quadruplexes in K+ solution

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 5715-5719

  Phan, Anh Tǔn ^a   Luu, Kim Ngoc ^a   Patel, Dinshaw J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GUANINE; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG TARGETING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; TELOMERE;

DNA; GUANINE; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POTASSIUM; SOLUTIONS; TELOMERE;

EID: 33750970018     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl726     Document Type: Article

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