[DNA structure from A to Z--biological implications of structural diversity of DNA].
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a biopolymer of nucleotides, usually adopting a double-stranded helical form in cells, with complementary base pairing holding the two strands together. The most stable is B-DNA conformation, although numerous other double helical structures can occur under specific conditions (A-DNA, Z-DNA, P-DNA). The existence of multiple-stranded (triplex, tetraplex) forms in vivo and their biological function in cells are subject of intensive studies.
Bukowiecka-Matusiak
Małgorzata
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Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 łódź, Poland.
Woźniak
Lucyna A
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D001482:Base Composition; D020029:Base Pairing; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D054856:G-Quadruplexes; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D013816:Thermodynamics
D018076:DNA, Complementary; C051802:triplex DNA; D004247:DNA