Modeling chain folding in protein-constrained circular DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2491-2500

  Martino, Jennifer A ^a   Olson, Wilma K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; MINICHROMOSOME; NUCLEOSOME; PLASMID; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0031967830     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77957-3     Document Type: Article

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