Quadruplex-forming properties of FRAXA (CGG) repeats interrupted by (AGG) triplets

Biochimie

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 416-422

  Renčiuk, Daniel ^a   Zemánek, Michal ^a   Kejnovská, Iva ^a   Vorlíčková, Michaela ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

(CGG)n; CD spectroscopy; Fragile X chromosome; Quadruplex; Repeat expansion

Indexed keywords

BASE SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; WATER;

EID: 60249102353     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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