Ionic microenvironmental effects on triplex DNA stabilization: Cationic counterion effects on poly(dT)·poly(dA)·poly(dT)

Biochimie

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1310-1318

  Beck, Amanda ^a   Vijayanathan, Veena ^a   Thomas, Thresia ^a,b   Thomas, T J ^a,b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkyl ammonium ions; Ammonium ion; Circular dichroism; Melting temperature; Triplex DNA

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METAL; AMMONIA; BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; CESIUM ION; COUNTERION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HYDROGEN; LITHIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; MONOVALENT CATION; POTASSIUM ION; RUBIDIUM ION; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SODIUM ION; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; GENE SILENCING; MELTING POINT; MICROENVIRONMENT;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; METALS, ALKALI; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLY A; POLY T; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84877755178     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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