DNA overstretching in the presence of glyoxal: Structural evidence of force-induced DNA melting

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1248-1255

  Shokri, Leila ^a   McCauley, Micah J ^a   Rouzina, Ioulia ^b   Williams, Mark C ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLYOXAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; ELASTICITY; GLYOXAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 51049121185     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.132688     Document Type: Article

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