A nonlinear dynamic model of DNA with a sequence-dependent stacking term

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2405-2410

  Alexandrov, Boian S ^a   Gelev, Vladimir ^b   Monisova, Yevgeniya ^b   Alexandrov, Ludmil B ^b   Bishop, Alan R ^a   Rasmussen, Kim Ø ^a   Usheva, Anny ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GC RICH SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

BASE SEQUENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 65549116836     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp016     Document Type: Article

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