The role of methylation in the intrinsic dynamics of B- and Z-DNA

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Temiz, Nuri A ^a   Donohue, Duncan E ^a   Bacolla, Albino ^a,b,c   Luke, Brian T ^a   Collins, Jack R ^a  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA B; DNA Z; GUANINE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CPG ISLAND; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

CPG ISLANDS; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, B-FORM; DNA, Z-FORM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84859817450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035558     Document Type: Article

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