These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.
Pubmed for Handhelds
PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS
Search MEDLINE/PubMed
Title: Unfolding of a branched double-helical DNA three-way junction with triple-helical ends. Author: Hüsler PL, Klump HH. Journal: Arch Biochem Biophys; 1994 Aug 15; 313(1):29-38. PubMed ID: 8053683. Abstract: We have designed three oligonucleotides (33 mers) which when mixed in a 1:1:1 ratio form double-helical DNA three-way junctions with triple helical ends in the pH interval pH 4 to 5.5. The triplex to coil transition is initiated by raising the temperature and was recorded by temperature gradient gel electrophoresis, uv melting, and differential scanning calorimetry. The transitions can be deconvoluted into three subtransitions representing the independent thermal denaturation of each of the arms. We have proposed a model for the unfolding pathway and give the thermodynamic parameters for each step as calculated using the formalism outlined in the appendix.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]