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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
The use of short oligonucleotide probes is finding increased application in DNA sequencing and genome characterization techniques, but a lack of knowledge of the hybridization properties of short duplexes hinders their use. Melting data were acquired on 128 DNA duplexes based on the length proposed in sequencing by hybridization procedures and formed from the general sequences 5'-XYZTGGAC-3',5'-GTCCAXYZ-3',5'-GCXYZGAC-3', and 5'-GTCXYZGC-3' where X, Y, and Z are either A, T, G, or C. These molecules were designed to elucidate the effects of location and nearest-neighbor stacking on the stability of base pairing in short DNA duplexes. The type of base pairs present had a major effect on stability, but was insufficient to predict stability without the inclusion of nearest-neighbor terms. Furthermore, the addition of information on position, or distance from the end, of the nearest-neighbor doublets led to statistically better fitting of the melting data. However, the positionally dependent stabilization differences are small compared with the contributions of base pairing and stacking.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8439-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Optical melting of 128 octamer DNA duplexes. Effects of base pair location and nearest neighbors on thermal stability.
pubmed:affiliation
Health Sciences Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee 37831-6123, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't