Sequence-dependent dynamics of duplex DNA: The applicability of a dinucleotide model

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 3446-3459

  Okonogi, T M ^a   Alley, S C ^a,b   Reese, A W ^a   Hopkins, P B ^a   Robinson, Bruce H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Pathogenesis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CURVED DNA; CYTOSINE; DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA BASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANINE; NUCLEOTIDE; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHROMATIN; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FORCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036928374     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75344-7     Document Type: Article

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