title: Folding of small origamis.
abstract: A model that preserves the known thermodynamic properties of double stranded DNA is introduced to study the formation of more complex DNA constructions, such as small origamis or Holliday junctions. We show that the thermodynamic behaviour of these complex DNA constructions is not only given by their sequence but also by their topology.
authors.affiliation: CBMN, UMR 5248, CNRS, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France. j.arbona@iecb.u-bordeaux.fr
authors.forename: Jean Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Arbona
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Aimé
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elezgaray
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D045566:DNA, Cruciform; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D045566:DNA, Cruciform; D004247:DNA