ISSN:
1432-1432
Keywords:
Sequence evolution
;
Mutation pressure
;
Nucleosomes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Proteins, on binding to a DNA sequence, alter the frequency and quality of mutations that occur in the sequence. This represents a reverse flow of information from proteins to DNA. Nucleosome binding causes patterns of UV-induced damage which, when converted to mutations by replication, will phase nucleosomes. We propose that DNA binding proteins create their own high- or low-affinity binding sites along DNA sequences by biased mutational pressure.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00173411
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