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Francis H. Martin
Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
Publications - 5
Citations - 458
Francis H. Martin is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Helix & Base pair. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 449 citations.
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DNA-RNA hybrid duplexes containing oligo(dA:rU) sequences are exceptionally unstable and may facilitate termination of transcription.
Francis H. Martin,Ignacio Tinoco +1 more
TL;DR: This work has shown that a DNA-RNA hybrid oligonucleotide duplex, dC(pA) 5pG:rC( pU)5pG, which contains a (dA:rU) 5 sequence, is at least 200 times less stable at room temperature than the corresponding duplex containing an (rA:dT) 5 sequences.
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Unpaired cytosine in the deoxyoligonucleotide duplex dCA3CA3G.cntdot.dCT6G is outside of the helix
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DNA and RNA oligomer thermodynamics: the effect of mismatched bases on double-helix stability.
TL;DR: The possible effects of aggregation on the determination of the thermodynamic parameters for double‐strand formation are discussed and the extent of aggregation in the oligomer double strand rCA7G·rCU7G was determined using ultracentrifugation equilibrium.
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Comparative study of ribonucleotides, deoxyribonucleotides, and hybrid oligonucleotide helixes by nuclear magnetic resonance
TL;DR: In this article, the conformations and the helix-coil transitions in the following oligonucleotides were studied: (I) dCT5G + dCA5G, (II) rCU5G+ rCA5Gs, (III) DCT5 G + rCA 5G, and (IV) RCU 5G+ dCA 5Gs 2:1 ratio.
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Mismatched bases in nucleic acids: their effects on structures and stability
TL;DR: A series of ribo- and deoxyribo-oligonucleotides synthesized with the sequences CAnG, CUmG AND CTmG can form RNA, DNA and hybrid double stranded helices containing either perfect base pairing, or mismatches.