Analysis of DNA curvature distribution in mycobacterial promoters using theoretical models

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-97

  Kalate, Rupali N ^a   Kulkarni, B D ^a   Nagaraja, V ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Curvature models; Mycobacterial promoters; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DINUCLEOTIDE; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR MODEL; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THEORY; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 0037015326     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(02)00124-2     Document Type: Article

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