Mechanical properties of symmetric and asymmetric DNA A-tracts: implications for looping and nucleosome positioning

A-tracts are functionally important DNA sequences which induce helix bending and have peculiar structural properties. While A-tract structure has been qualitatively well characterized, their mechanical properties remain controversial. A-tracts appear structurally rigid and resist nucleosome formatio...

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Main Authors: Dršata, Tomáš, Špačková, Naďa, Jurečka, Petr, Zgarbová, Marie, Šponer, Jiří, Lankaš, Filip
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4066768/