Statistical mechanics of sequence-dependent circular DNA and its application for DNA cyclization

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 136-153

  Zhang, Yongli ^a   Crothers, Donald M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; CURVED DNA; DNA;

ACCURACY; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CALCULATION; CYCLIZATION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; ENERGY; MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037215722     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74838-3     Document Type: Article

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