title: Hybridization between "six-membered" nucleic acids: RNA as a universal information system.
abstract: Within the polyA:polyT recognition system, cross-pairing between several nucleic acids with a phosphorylated six-membered carbohydrate (mimic) as repeating unit in the backbone structure has been observed. All investigated nucleic acids (except for beta-homo-DNA) hybridize with RNA, leaving RNA as a versatile biopolymer for informational transfer. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Rega Institute, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kerremans
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schepers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rozenski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Busson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Aerschot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herdewijn
mesh_terms: D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012313:RNA