Atomic force microscopy of DNA in solution and DNA modelling show that structural properties specify the eukaryotic replication initiation site

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 6832-6845

  Marilley, Monique ^a   Milani, Pascale ^a   Thimonier, Jean ^a   Rocca Serra, José ^a   Baldacci, Giuseppe ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CURVED DNA; DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN SPARS1; THYMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; DNA REPLICATION; DROSOPHILA; EGG PROTEINS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX; REPLICATION ORIGIN; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 36749034216     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm733     Document Type: Article

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