… But why is DNA, and not RNA, now the dominant biological information store? We argue
that, in addition to its coding function, the ability of DNA, unlike RNA, to adopt a B-DNA structure …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the structure and function of DNA. DNA occupies
a critical role in cells, because it is the source of all intrinsic genetic information. Chemically…

… B Structure to the Left-handed Z Structure A dramatic illustration of DNA structural changes
in… into a plasmid DNA, can be driven into the left-handed Z structure under physiological …

… biochemical and biophysical structure and function, and may … structure formed by DNA and
the functions that it serves in a cell. Then we describe how the structure and functions of DNA …

… The structural themes common to all topoisomerases include hinged clamps that open
and close to bind DNA, the presence of DNA binding cavities for temporary storage of DNA …

… Instead we shall not only assume that DNA is important, but in … In this paper we shall describe
a structure for DNA which … cal data which show that DNA is a long fibrous molecule. …

… -DNA, but its function remains to be established. Other proteins may exist that bind to Z-DNA …
every second residue is lysine will stabilize Z-DNA in vitro at micromolar concentrations [90]…

… The hypothesis at the foundation of this concept is that DNA does not have the same …
structural variations at certain positions. A corollary to this hypothesis is that DNA structure is not …

… To examine the effective of minor groove ions on structure, we … small local changes in the
DNA structure, and these changes … locus were generated as a function of time and revealed a …

… DNA structure was last reviewed in this series by Jovin (1). A number of other reviews have
appeared on nucleic acid structure (… in this function for the SBS and canonical B DNA models …