Looping dynamics of linear DNA molecules and the effect of DNA curvature: A study by Brownian dynamics simulation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 773-779

  Merlitz, Holger ^a,b   Rippe, Karsten ^a   Kienin, Konstantin V ^a,c   Langowski, Jörg ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c TROITSK INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND FUSION RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0031880930     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)74002-0     Document Type: Article

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