Nonlinear waves in DNA and regulation of transcription.
The transmission of conformational changes along the DNA double helix is interpreted as a propagation of nonlinear solitary waves. Experimental and theoretical data in favour of this approach are presented. The possible role of nonlinear waves in regulation of transcription is discussed.
Polozov
R V
RV
Institute of Biological Physics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Pushchino.
Yakushevich
L V
LV
D004247:DNA; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D013728:Terminator Regions, Genetic; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D004247:DNA