Biopolym. Cell. 1999; 15(3):195-199.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.000518
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Double helical forms of poly (A): possible involvement in biological processes
1Zarudnaya M. I.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

In this short renew unique conformational possibilities of polyadenylic acid are described. The possibility of double oligo(A)-helices formation in RNA biological systems has been discussed. It is proposed that the basis for stabilization effect of ELAV-like proteins is their ability to form internal double oligo(A)-helices in the poly(A) tails of specific mRNAs
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