TABLE 1.

The OHP along with alternate hairpin sequences including base additions in the stem, loop, and tail regions as well as the duplex structure

Code name	Complete hairpin sequence	n-mer
OHP	5′-d(CGAATTCGTCTCCGAATTCG)-3′	20-mer
LSHP	5′-d(CGAATTCGCGTCTCCGCGAATTCG)-3′	24-mer
DLSHP	5′-d(CGCGAATTCGCGTCTCCGCGAATTCGCG)-3′	28-mer

The code names stand for OHP, LSHP, and DLSHP. The code names are given to simplify the results and discussion references to individual DNA constructs. The bases located in the netropsin-binding region are shown in bold. The bases added to the OHP to lengthen the stem above or below the binding site are indicated by underlining.