Effects of cytosine modifications on DNA flexibility and nucleosome mechanical stability

Cytosine modifications are important epigenetic markers yet their physical influence on DNA is not well understood. Here, Ngo et al. show that different alterations affect DNA flexibility, suggesting a mechanism where modifications change accessibility of nucleosome bound DNA.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thuy T. M. Ngo, Jejoong Yoo, Qing Dai, Qiucen Zhang, Chuan He, Aleksei Aksimentiev, Taekjip Ha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10813