Direct visualization of G-quadruplexes in DNA using atomic force microscopy

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 6269-6275

  Neaves, Kelly J ^a   Huppert, Julian L ^b   Henderson, Robert M ^a   Edwardson, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE H;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

DNA; G-QUADRUPLEXES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MURINAE;

EID: 70350674190     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp679     Document Type: Article

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