title: Conformational transition dynamics and the mechanism of long-range effects in DNA.
abstract: A two-component model is proposed to describe the conformational dynamics of DNA macromolecule. A hypothesis on the mechanism of long-distance action transfer in DNA by local conformational transitions is presented. The conditions under which local transitions of B-A type are transmitted along a DNA chain are established.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukr. SSR, Kiev.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Volkov
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D004247:DNA; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D004247:DNA