Structural and dynamic characterization of the upper part of the HIV-1 cTAR DNA hairpin

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4043-4054

  Zargarian, Loussiné ^a   Kanevsky, Igor ^a   Bazzi, Ali ^a   Boynard, Jonathan ^a   Chaminade, Françoise ^a   Fossé, Philippe ^a   Mauffret, Olivier ^a  

^a Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COMPLEMENTARY TRANSACTIVATION RESPONSE; DNA STRUCTURE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE; TRANSACTIVATION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 67651146625     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp297     Document Type: Article

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