Fluorescence studies of DNA and RNA structure and dynamics

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作者
Millar, DP
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[1] Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, MB-19, San Diego, CA 92037
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10.1016/S0959-440X(96)80050-9
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Fluorescence spectroscopy is increasingly being used as a technique for probing the structure and dynamics of nucleic acids. Recently, fluorescence methods have been used to elucidate the three-dimensional arrangement of complex DNA and RNA structures, characterize structural perturbations resulting from base bulges in helices and junctions, determine helical handedness in solution, and analyze the protein-induced melting of DNA.
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