Stress-induced duplex DNA destabilization in Scaffold/Matrix attachment regions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-196

  Benham, Craig ^a   Kohwi Shigematsu, Terumi ^b   Bode, Jürgen ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatin domain; DNA duplex stability; DNA superhelicity; Nuclear scaffold; Scaffold attached regions

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENOME; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030690098     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1385     Document Type: Article

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