From the sequence to the superstructural properties of DNAs

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-47

  Anselmi, C ^a   De Santis, P ^a   Paparcone, R ^a   Savino, M ^a   Scipioni, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA circularization; DNA curvature; DNA flexibility; Electrophoretic retardation; Nucleosome stability; Writhe transitions

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ELASTICITY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NUCLEOSOME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; DNA; ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSOMES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037160543     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(01)00246-0     Document Type: Article

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