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Abstract
The function of DNA in cells depends on its interactions with protein molecules, which recognize and act on base sequence patterns along the double helix. These notes aim to introduce basic polymer physics of DNA molecules, biophysics of protein-DNA interactions and their study in single-DNA experiments, and some aspects of large-scale chromosome structure. Mechanisms for control of chromosome topology will also be discussed.Entities:
Keywords: DNA; DNA-protein interactions; chromosome dynamics; chromosome structure
Year: 2015 PMID: 25419039 PMCID: PMC4235750 DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2014.07.045
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Physica A ISSN: 0378-4371 Impact factor: 3.263