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Solution structure of a peptide nucleic acid–DNA duplex

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The solution structure of the peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-DNA hybrid GCTATGTC·d(GACATAGC) reveals a new duplex conformation and demonstrates that PNA can conform to nucleic acid partners of different conformations.

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Eriksson, M., Nielsen, P. Solution structure of a peptide nucleic acid–DNA duplex. Nat Struct Mol Biol 3, 410–413 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0596-410

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