Simulations of knotting in confined circular DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3591-3599

  Micheletti, C ^a   Marenduzzo, Davide ^b   Orlandini, E ^c   Sumners, D W ^d  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION;

BACTERIOPHAGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA, CIRCULAR; DNA, VIRAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 56049085375     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.137653     Document Type: Article

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