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A V Vologodskii, M D Frank-Kamenetskii.
Abstract
We have calculated the relaxation time of a cruciform structure in superhelical DNA as a function of the superhelix density for palindromic regions of different lengths. The relaxation time has a sharp maximum at the superhelix density which corresponds to the equilibrium transition point between the cruciform structure and the regular double helix. This maximal value is shown to depend dramatically on the length of the palindromic region.Mesh:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6884508 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(83)80960-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124