Quadruplex formation as a molecular switch to turn on intrinsically fluorescent nucleotide analogs

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 220-228

  Johnson, John ^a   Okyere, Robert ^a   Joseph, Anupama ^a   Musier Forsyth, Karin ^a   Kankia, Besik ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOPURINE; 6 METHYLISOXANTHOPTERIN; APTAMER; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; THROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING;

2-AMINOPURINE; APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENT DYES; G-QUADRUPLEXES; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; XANTHOPTERIN;

EID: 84871772601     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks975     Document Type: Article

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