G-quadruplex - The 4-strand DNA structure

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Medical scientists have discovered a 4-strand DNA structure found in cells. The scientists have named their new discovery as the G-quadruplexes. The "G" stands for guanine which is one of the four chemical groups that hold DNA together and which encode the genetic information of the human genome. In fact, the existence of the G-quadruplexes within the human genome is a very crucial discovery: the existence of these structures may be loaded when the cell has a certain genotype or a certain dysfunctional state. The discovery marks the end of 10 years research to prove that four-stranded quadruple helix DNA structures - G-quadruplexes also occur in living human cells3. More importantly, scientific researchers have highlighted that this unusual, newly discovered nucleic-acid structure might have a major role in regulating some genes...

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9786130149277
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14927-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology