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Unusual DNA conformations
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Unusual DNA conformations
Curr Opin Struct Biol.
1997 Jun.
Abstract
DNA is on the move across conformational space. Duplexes diversity and, joined by triplexes, quadruplexes, loops, bulges and multiarmed junctions, open the route to a bewildering array of increasingly complex conformations. In addition to this structural growth, DNA has come under increasing scrutiny thanks to the development of chemical and physical techniques for deforming its conformation and probing its properties. These investigations help us to learn more about the mechanics and the activity of this remarkably versatile macromolecule.
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