DNA A-tracts are not curved in solutions containing high concentrations of monovalent cations

Biochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 4138-4148

  Stellwagen, Earle ^a   Peters, Justin P ^b   Maher III, L James ^b   Stellwagen, Nancy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKBONE STRUCTURES; CATION CONCENTRATIONS; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; INTRINSIC CURVATURE; MONOVALENT CATIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM;

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULES; POSITIVE IONS;

DNA;

CURVED DNA; MONOVALENT CATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; SODIUM; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA BINDING; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CATIONS, MONOVALENT; DIFFUSION; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; IONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84879212980     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi400118m     Document Type: Article

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