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Studying DNA Looping by Single-Molecule FRET
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Published on: June 28, 2014

负超卷DNA中的十字形形成可能在生理条件下被动力学禁止

A J Courey, J C Wang

    Cell
    |July 1, 1983
    PubMed
    概括

    超绕的DNA中的十字形结构是稳定的,但形成缓慢. 这种DNA十字形形成在生理超螺旋密度时极其缓慢,需要破坏基配对的稳定性以获得更快的速度.

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