2005
Base Pair Opening in Three DNA-unwinding Elements*
Coman D, Russu IM. Base Pair Opening in Three DNA-unwinding Elements*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 20216-20221. PMID: 15784615, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m502773200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-unwinding elementsBase pairsDNA replicationIndividual base pairsBase sequenceEscherichia coli chromosomeOrigin of replicationTA base pairsSpecific base sequencesColi chromosomeBacterial genomesBacterial chromosomeDNA double helixDNA moleculesStrand separationFirst characterizationChromosomesStart pointBase pair openingDouble helixDNAReplicationSequenceNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyLong-range effects
2004
Site‐resolved stabilization of a DNA triple helix by magnesium ions
Coman D, Russu IM. Site‐resolved stabilization of a DNA triple helix by magnesium ions. Nucleic Acids Research 2004, 32: 878-883. PMID: 14769945, PMCID: PMC373380, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA triple helicesBase pairsTriple helixIndividual base pairsMolecular roleClosed conformationDNA triple-helical structuresTriple helical structureSame helixCorresponding base pairsPresence of Mg2HelixImino protonsParallel triple helicesObserved baseDNA oligonucleotideNew insightsWatson-CrickRate of exchangeMg2DNANMR spectroscopyEffect of Mg2Magnesium ionsCytosine