Polyelectrolyte-assisted transconformation of a stem-loop DNA

被引:13
作者
Du, Jie [1 ]
Wu, Longliang [1 ]
Shimada, Naohiko [1 ]
Kano, Arihiro [1 ]
Maruyama, Atsushi [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyushu Univ, Inst Mat Chem & Engn, Nishi Ku, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
基金
日本科学技术振兴机构;
关键词
TYPE-1 NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; NUCLEIC-ACID-CHAPERONE; COMB-TYPE COPOLYMERS; POLY(L-LYSINE)-GRAFT-DEXTRAN COPOLYMER; STRAND EXCHANGE; ORDERED AGGREGATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PH; ZINC-FINGER; WEB SERVER; HYBRIDIZATION;
D O I
10.1039/c2cc37139a
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A cationic copolymer triggered dimerization of a self-complementary stem-loop DNA. The dimerization was faster than spontaneous dissociation of the dimer. Reversible transformation between stem-loop and dimer structures was driven by switching on/off copolymer activity.
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页码:475 / 477
页数:3
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