In the absence of writhe, DNA relieves torsional stress with localized, sequence-dependent structural failure to preserve B-form

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 5568-5577

  Randall, Graham L ^a   Zechiedrich, Lynn ^a   Pettitt, B Montgomery ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA B; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA HELIX; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TORQUE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 70449711324     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp556     Document Type: Article

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