Sequence effects in single-base loops for quadruplexes

Biochimie

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 686-696

  Guédin, Aurore ^a,b   De Cian, Anne ^a,b   Gros, Julien ^a,b   Lacroix, Laurent ^a,b   Mergny, Jean Louis ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

DNA; G quartet; Sequence effects; Thermodynamics; Unusual DNA structure

Indexed keywords

DNA; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA STRUCTURE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IONIC STRENGTH; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 43049132871     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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