title: Reading DNA.
abstract: A new structure beings into sharp focus the structural basis for G-C base pair recognition by small ligands in the minor groove of DNA. At the same time the ability to distinguish specific sequences moves another major step forward through introduction of a new ligand modification.
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authors.lastname: Wemmer
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D003596:Cytosine; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006147:Guanine; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D006147:Guanine; D003596:Cytosine; D004247:DNA