Reaction path ensemble of the B-Z-DNA transition: A comprehensive atomistic study

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-43

  Moradi, Mahmoud ^a   Babin, Volodymyr ^a   Roland, Christopher ^a   Sagui, Celeste ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA B; DNA Z;

ARTICLE; B Z DNA TRANSITION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE, METABOLISM AND FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE PAIRING; DNA, B-FORM; DNA, Z-FORM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION;

EID: 84871800584     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1003     Document Type: Article

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