Sequence-dependent collective properties of DNAs and their role in biological systems

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-67

  De Santis, Pasquale ^a,b   Scipioni, Anita ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Pasteur Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA dynamic curvature; DNA recognition; DNA static curvature; Gel electrophoretic retardation; Nucleosome mapping; Nucleosome stability

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE PROPERTIES; DNA DYNAMICS; DNA RECOGNITION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HELICAL PERIODICITY; INORGANIC CRYSTALS; NUCLEOSOMES; SELECTIVE INTERACTION;

DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; MODELS; REPAIR; RNA;

DNA SEQUENCES;

DNA; NUCLEOSOME;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOSOME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GENOME; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSOMES;

EID: 84876329805     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2013.01.004     Document Type: Review

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