A standard reference frame for the description of Nucleic Acid Base-Pair Geometry

Olson , WK and Bansal , M and Burley , SK and Dickerson, Richard E (2001) A standard reference frame for the description of Nucleic Acid Base-Pair Geometry. In: Journal of Molecular Biology, 313 (1). 229-237 .

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Abstract

A common point of reference is needed to describe the three-dimensional arrangements of bases and base-pairs in nucleic acid structures. The different standards used in computer programs created for this purpose give rise to con¯icting interpretations of the same structure.1 For example, parts of a structure that appear ``normal'' according to one computational scheme may be highly unusual according to another and vice versa. It is thus dif®cult to carry out comprehensive comparisons of nucleic acid structures and to pinpoint unique conformational features in individual structures

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Molecular Biology
Publisher:	Academic Press
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Academic Press.
Keywords:	ic acid conformation; base-pair geometry; standard reference frame.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Molecular Biophysics Unit
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2011 05:45
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2011 05:45
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/34789

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