title: A molecular model of braid-like DNA structure.
abstract: The three-dimensional molecular models of DNA triple helices and triple-stranded brain-like structure were built up by molecular architecture, and their structural features and energy decomposition were examined. The results showed: (i) The base triplet is the element forming braid-like and triple helix DNA; (ii) Under specified conditions, DNA could form the triplet-stranded braid-like structure; (iii) DNA stability of the braid-like structure is less than that of the triple helix structure.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
authors.forename: C Q
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D004247:DNA