Book chapter
Introduction to DNA Topology
Discrete and Topological Models in Molecular Biology, pp.327-345
Natural Computing Series, Springer Berlin Heidelberg
10/10/2013
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-40193-0_15
Abstract
In this expository chapter we give an elementary introduction to DNA and to proteins that can knot and link circular DNA, with a special focus on recombination. We also describe the Ernst and Sumners tangle model of the action of proteins on circular DNA.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Introduction to DNA Topology
- Creators
- Isabel K Darcy - University of IowaStephen D Levene - The University of Texas at DallasRobert G Scharein
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Discrete and Topological Models in Molecular Biology, pp.327-345
- Series
- Natural Computing Series
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-40193-0_15
- ISSN
- 1619-7127
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Berlin, Heidelberg
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/10/2013
- Academic Unit
- Mathematics
- Record Identifier
- 9984241041502771
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