Three-way and four-way junctions in DNA: a conformational viewpoint.
DNA junctions are potential intermediates in various important genetic processes, including mutagenesis and recombination. The quantity of research carried out in this area is rapidly increasing. Examples of three-way and four-way junctions are now relatively well characterized and a few common properties have been recognized, of which the most important is the tendency of junctions to fold into one or more coaxially stacked helical conformations or cross-over structures.
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Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus, Laboratories, Leiden University, The Netherlands. c.altona@chem.leidenuniv.nl
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D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
D004247:DNA