Structural Dynamics of Human Telomeric G-Quadruplex Loops Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Zhu, Hong ^a   Xiao, Shiyan ^a   Liang, Haojun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; HYDROGEN; THYMINE;

ABSOLUTE FREE ENERGY; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA STRUCTURE; FORCE FIELD; GUANINE QUARTET; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PROBABILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TELOMERE; TTA LOOP;

DNA; G-QUADRUPLEXES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; TELOMERE;

EID: 84881328728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071380     Document Type: Article

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