Local sensing of global DNA topology: From crossover geometry to type II topoisomerase processivity

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 8665-8676

  Timsit, Youri ^a  

^a CNRS Aix Marseille University   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

CHIRALITY; CROSSING OVER; DNA BINDING; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TOPOLOGY; GENE AND NUCLEIC ACID PARAMETERS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW;

DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 80455168315     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr556     Document Type: Review

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