Microscopic implications of competing pictures of DNA overstretching. Comment on "Biophysical characterization of DNA binding from single molecule force measurements" by Kathy R. Chaurasiya, Thayaparan Paramanathan, Micah J. McCauley and Mark C. Williams.
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Theory of Nanostructured Materials Facility, The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. swhitelam@lbl.gov
D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004548:Elasticity; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011067:Poly dA-dT / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011089:Polydeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D011089:Polydeoxyribonucleotides; D011067:Poly dA-dT; C019530:poly(dC-dG); D004247:DNA