G-quadruplexes: From guanine gels to chemotherapeutics

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-208

  Bryan, Tracy M ^a   Baumann, Peter ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

G quadruplex; G quartet; Guanosine; Telomerase; Telomere

Indexed keywords

G-QUADRUPLEXES; G-QUARTET; GUANOSINES; TELOMERASE; TELOMERES;

NUCLEIC ACIDS; POSITIVE IONS;

DNA SEQUENCES;

GUANINE QUADRUPLEX;

DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MOUSE; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; G-QUADRUPLEXES; HUMANS; MICE; TELOMERE;

EID: 84855996113     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: 15590305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-011-9395-5     Document Type: Review

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