The probable structure of the protamine-DNA complex

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 533-540

  Biegeleisen, Ken ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Helix; Protamine; Side by side; Tertiary structure

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYSTEINE; DNA; GUANIDINE; HYDROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PROTAMINE; PROTEIN;

DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPERM; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTAMINES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 33745237318     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.12.015     Document Type: Article

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