Molecular structure of a double helix that has non-Watson—Crick type base pairing formed by 2-substituted poly(A) and poly(U)
- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 78 (12) , 7309-7313
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.78.12.7309
Abstract
X-ray fiber diffraction studies of duplexes formed by 2-substituted poly(A) and poly(U) provide evidence for the existence of a double helical structure of poly(A).cntdot.poly(U) held together by Hoogsteen-type base pairing with parallel chain polarity.Keywords
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