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Seven-base-pair inverted repeats in DNA form stable hairpins in vivo in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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Nag, DK; Petes, TD
Published in: Genetics
November 1991

Palindromic sequences in single-stranded DNA and RNA have the potential for intrastrand base pairing, resulting in formation of "hairpin" structures. We previously reported a genetic method for detecting such structures in vivo in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Below, we describe evidence indicating that a 14-base-pair palindrome (7 bp per inverted repeat) is sufficient for formation of a hairpin in vivo.

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Genetics

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0016-6731

Publication Date

November 1991

Volume

129

Issue

3

Start / End Page

669 / 673

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
  • Plasmids
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Meiosis
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Developmental Biology
  • DNA, Fungal
  • Base Sequence
 

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Nag, D. K., & Petes, T. D. (1991). Seven-base-pair inverted repeats in DNA form stable hairpins in vivo in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics, 129(3), 669–673. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/129.3.669
Nag, D. K., and T. D. Petes. “Seven-base-pair inverted repeats in DNA form stable hairpins in vivo in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.Genetics 129, no. 3 (November 1991): 669–73. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/129.3.669.
Nag, D. K., and T. D. Petes. “Seven-base-pair inverted repeats in DNA form stable hairpins in vivo in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.Genetics, vol. 129, no. 3, Nov. 1991, pp. 669–73. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/genetics/129.3.669.

Published In

Genetics

DOI

ISSN

0016-6731

Publication Date

November 1991

Volume

129

Issue

3

Start / End Page

669 / 673

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
  • Plasmids
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Meiosis
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Developmental Biology
  • DNA, Fungal
  • Base Sequence