Do femtonewton forces affect genetic function? A review

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-95

  Blumberg, Seth ^a   Pennington, Matthew W ^a   Meiners, Jens Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Looping; Mechanics; Tension

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DNA CONFORMATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

EID: 33750471932     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-005-9002-8     Document Type: Review

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