Higher order structure of short immunostimulatory oligonucleotides studied by atomic force microscopy

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 689-693

  Klein, Dionne C G ^a   Latz, Eicke ^a,b,c   Espevik, Terje ^a   Stokke, Bjørn T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; G quadruplex; Immunostimulatory DNA; TLR

Indexed keywords

CLASS A; CLASS B; COMPLEMENTARY SEQUENCES; G-QUADRUPLEX; G-QUADRUPLEXES; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGHER-ORDER STRUCTURE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATORY DNA; INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEMS; SALT SOLUTION; SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; SECONDARY STRUCTURES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA; GENES; IMMUNOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ATOMS;

DNA; NANOPARTICLE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POLYGUANYLIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CPG ISLAND; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 77953535253     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.02.033     Document Type: Article

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