Mesoscale modeling of multi-protein-DNA assemblies: The role of the catabolic activator protein in Lac-repressor-mediated looping

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1082-1093

  Swigon, David ^a   Olson, Wilma K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary value problem; Elasticity; Free energy; Molecular biology; Rod; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BINDING ENERGY; BINDING SITES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DNA; ELASTICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE ENERGY; GENES; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION;

ACTIVATOR PROTEINS; ANTIPARALLEL ORIENTATIONS; BINDING INTERACTIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM; CAP BINDINGS; DNA ASSEMBLIES; DNA ELASTICITIES; DNA LOOPS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS; LAC OPERONS; LAC REPRESSORS; MESOSCALE; RNA POLYMERASES; ROD;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

EID: 56949101883     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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