Stress-induced structural transitions in DNA and proteins

Authors
Strick, TR Allemand, JF Bensimon, D Croquette, V
Citation
Tr. Strick et al., Stress-induced structural transitions in DNA and proteins, ANN R BIO B, 29, 2000, pp. 523-543
Citations number
58
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
ANNUAL REVIEW OF BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE
ISSN journal
10568700 → ACNP
Volume
29
Year of publication
2000
Pages
523 - 543
Database
ISI
SICI code
1056-8700(2000)29:<523:SSTIDA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The ability to manipulate, stretch and twist biomolecules opens the way to an understanding of their structural transitions. We review some of the rec ently discovered stress-induced structural transitions in DNA as well as th e application of single molecule manipulation techniques to DNA unzipping a nd to the study of protein folding/unfolding transitions.