on Friday, July 9, 2010

Author(s): Alexey K. Mazur

DNA supercoiling plays an important role in a variety of cellular processes. The torsional stress related to supercoiling may also be involved in gene regulation through the local structure and dynamics of the double helix. To check this possibility, steady torsional stress was applied in the course...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 018102] Published Tue Jun 29, 2010