Inferring global topology from local juxtaposition geometry: Interlinking polymer rings and ramifications for topoisomerase action

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2344-2355

  Liu, Zhirong ^a   Zechiedrich, E Lynn ^b   Hue, Sun Chan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; POLYMER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646186254     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.076778     Document Type: Article

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