Effect of cationic comb-type copolymer on quadruplex folding of human telomeric DNA

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 1115-1119

  Makita, Naoki ^a   Choi, Sung Won ^b   Kano, Arihiro ^b   Yamayoshi, Asako ^b   Akaike, Toshihiro ^a   Maruyama, Atsushi ^b,c  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cationic comb type copolymer; DNA; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; DNA HYBRID; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; SOLUBILITY; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL;

BASE SEQUENCE; CATIONS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DEXTRANS; DNA; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYLYSINE; TELOMERE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 36849022030     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770701521508     Document Type: Article

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