A comprehensive classification of nucleic acid structural families based on strand direction and base pairing
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nucleic Acids Research
- Vol. 20 (19) , 5011-5016
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/20.19.5011
Abstract
We propose a classification of DNA structures formed from 1 to 4 strands, based only on relative strand directions, base to strand orientation and base pairing geometries. This classification and its associated notation enable all nucleic acids to be grouped into structural families and bring to light possible structures which have not yet been observed experimentally. It also helps in understanding transitions between families and can assist in the design of multistrand structures.Keywords
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