RPA-mediated unfolding of systematically varying G-quadruplex structures

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2235-2245

  Ray, Sujay ^a   Qureshi, Mohammad H ^a   Malcolm, Dominic W ^a   Budhathoki, Jagat B ^a   Çelik, Uǧur ^b   Balci, Hamza ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; REPLICATION FACTOR A;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

DNA; G-QUADRUPLEXES; REPLICATION PROTEIN A;

EID: 84878150837     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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