Publication Date:
2016-06-29
Description:
Author(s): C. A. Brackley, J. Johnson, A. Bentivoglio, S. Corless, N. Gilbert, G. Gonnella, and D. Marenduzzo We propose a stochastic model for gene transcription coupled to DNA supercoiling, where we incorporate the experimental observation that polymerases create supercoiling as they unwind the DNA helix and that these enzymes bind more favorably to regions where the genome is unwound. Within this model, … [Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 018101] Published Mon Jun 27, 2016
Keywords:
Polymer, Soft Matter, Biological, Climate, and Interdisciplinary Physics
Print ISSN:
0031-9007
Electronic ISSN:
1079-7114
Topics:
Physics
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