Intrinsic curvature of DNA influences LacR-mediated looping

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4342-4359

  Goyal, Sachin ^a   Lillian, Todd ^a   Blumberg, Seth ^a   Meiners, Jens Christian ^a   Meyhöfer, Edgar ^a   Perkins, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA CONFORMATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LACTOSE OPERON; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OPERATOR GENE; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

EID: 37349076968     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.112268     Document Type: Article

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