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DNA molecular decoy

A synthetic polynucleotide with high affinity for a regulatory protein, such as a transciption factor, that can be used for research purposes, and potentially for therapy, to compete with the natural DNA sequence and attenuate the effects of the regulatory protein.Morishita, R., Higaki, J., Tomita, N. and Ogihara, T. (1998) Circ. Res. 82, 1023-1028

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