Topological Information Embodied in Local Juxtaposition Geometry Provides a Statistical Mechanical Basis for Unknotting by Type-2 DNA Topoisomerases

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 361, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 268-285

  Liu, Zhirong ^a   Mann, Jennifer K ^b,c   Zechiedrich, E Lynn ^b,c   Chan, Hue Sun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

conformational entropy; exact enumeration; lattice model; Monte Carlo sampling; self avoiding lattice polygon

Indexed keywords

CATENATED DNA; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION KINETICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE;

EID: 33746253988     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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