ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY OF CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL NUCLEIC-ACID STRUCTURES

被引:13
作者
HENDERSON, E
机构
[1] Department of Zoology and Genetics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
来源
JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD | 1992年 / 167卷
关键词
G-QUARTET; AFM; TELOMERE; DNA STRUCTURE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2818.1992.tb03220.x
中图分类号
TH742 [显微镜];
学科分类号
摘要
Images of conventional (Watson-Crick base paired) and unconventional (G4 RNA) nucleic acid structures have been obtained by atomic force microscopy. The images are reproducibly generated from samples deposited on freshly cleaved mica. Periodic substructural features are evident in fibres observed in both cases. In the case of G4 RNA, tip-induced formation of large fibres is observed.
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