Superstructural self-assembly of the G-quadruplex structure formed by the homopurine strand in a DNA tract of human telomerase gene promoter

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 136, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 159-163

  Pisano, Sabrina ^a,b   Varra, Michela ^a   Micheli, Emanuela ^c   Coppola, Teresa ^c   De Santis, Pasquale ^a   Mayol, Luciano ^c   Savino, Maria ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Pasteur Institute   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFM; G quadruplex; Nanostructures; Periodical superstructures

Indexed keywords

GUANINE; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TELOMERASE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; LETTER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 46149122709     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2008.04.009     Document Type: Letter

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