Effect of magnesium on cruciform extrusion in supercoiled DNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 851-859

  Vologodskaia, Maria Y ^a   Vologodskii, Alexander V ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA cruciform; DNA structure; DNA supercoiling; Inverted repeat; Supercoiling free energy

Indexed keywords

DNA; MAGNESIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SUPERCOILING; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0033055095     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2811     Document Type: Article

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