Triple-stranded DNA is a DNA structure in which three oligonucleotides wind around each other and form a triple helix. In triple-stranded DNA, the third strand binds to a B-form DNA double helix
by forming Hoogsteen base pairs or reversed Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds.
Base triads of H-DNA triplexes: CG*G, TA*A, TA*T, an CG*A+.
Most stable triple-base pairing in triple stranded DNA. Rx-Ry: Watson and Crick base pair binding. Ry-Rz: Hoogesteen base pair binding.
In the fields of geometry and biochemistry, a triple helix is a set of three congruent geometrical helices with the same axis, differing by a translation along the axis. This means that each of the helices keeps the same distance from the central axis. As with a single helix, a triple helix may be characterized by its pitch, diameter, and handedness. Examples of triple helices include triplex DNA, triplex RNA, the collagen helix, and collagen-like proteins.
The collagen triple helix is a triple helix formed from three separate protein helices, spiraling around the same axis.