The thermodynamics of DNA loop formation, from J to Z

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 513-518

  Levene, Stephen D ^a,b   Giovan, Stefan M ^b,c   Hanke, Andreas ^a,b   Shoura, Massa J ^a,b  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclization kinetics; DNA elasticity; J factor; Partition function; Site specific recombination

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

CYCLIZATION; DNA LOOP; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOPOLYMERS; CYCLIZATION; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84875386338     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20120324     Document Type: Review

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