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- n. genetics The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself; can cause disruption to transcription and lead to cell death
Examples
“Once one views DNA in motion, with the full scope, intricacy and supercoiling magnificence of this essential building block of life, the issue of our origins takes on an even deeper mystery and wonder.”
“Several reasons, but someone who doesn't understand the concept of supercoiling wouldn't understand them.”
“It looks to me as though you don't understand the concept of supercoiling.”
“I could quote binding constants, and DNA supercoiling that would hide away all the iron from solution access.”
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“Helicobacter pylori CagA inhibits PAR1-MARK family kinases by mimicking host substrates Conformational change of flagellin for polymorphic supercoiling of the flagellar filament Crystal structure of the carnitine transporter and insights into the antiport mechanism Conformational dynamics of single pre-mRNA molecules during in vitro splicing”
“RNA polymerase: DNA supercoiling, action of rifampicin and mechanism of rifampicin resistance.”
“And you know that I need you Relax the negative supercoiling I want your passage of only one strand You and me could make a protein I want your entrapment, one strand And then religate to release Caught by an enzyme Caught by an enzyme To-to-to-to-to Topo Topo-o Topoisomerase Want you to cut me I want attraction to your inhibitors Cause you are cancer as long as you're here”
“(1, 1, 1, I want 1A) You know that I want you And you know that I need you (cause I'm a free bitch baby) Relax the negative supercoiling I want your passage of only one strand You and me could make a protein I want your entrapment, one strand And then religate to release Caught by an enzyme Caught by an enzyme To-to-to-to-to Topo Topo-o Topoisomerase Want you to cut me”
“Both these hypothesis support the idea that significant similarities in gene activities extend beyond the length of an operon and that local patterns of co-expression are dependent on DNA supercoiling.”
“Escherichia coli cells are segregated into domains of supercoiling”
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