New insights into sequence-dependent DNA structure

被引:17
作者
Neidle, S [1 ]
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[1] Inst Canc Res, CRC, Biomol Struct Unit, Sutton SM2 5NG, Surrey, England
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10.1038/1780
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A high resolution structure of a dodecanucleotide confirms some accepted features of sequence-dependent DNA structure, highlights the possibility that other structural variations may be due to uncertainties in available structures, and suggests the presence of sodium in the solvent spine.
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