Direct visualization of G-quadruplexes in DNA using atomic force microscopy
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Direct visualization of G-quadruplexes in DNA using atomic force microscopy
The formation of G-quadruplexes in G-rich regions of DNA is believed to affect DNA transcription and replication. However, it is currently unclear how this formation occurs in the presence of a complementary strand. We have used atomic force microscopy (AFM) to image stable RNA/DNA hybrid loops generated by transcription of the plasmid pPH600, which contains a 604-bp fragment of the murine immu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nucleic Acids Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1362-4962,0305-1048
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp679