Numerical investigation of sequence dependence in homologous recognition: Evidence for homology traps

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3770-3779

  Fulconis, Renaud ^a   Dutreix, Marie ^a   Viovy, Jean Louis ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; ENERGY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HOMOLOGY TRAPPING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MONTE CARLO METROPOLIS METHOD; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 22244460476     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.055269     Document Type: Article

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