Angle of kinks formed by packed viral DNA
| Value | 180 Degrees |
|---|---|
| Organism | Various |
| Reference | Garcia HG, Grayson P, Han L, Inamdar M, Kondev J, Nelson PC, Phillips R, Widom J, Wiggins PA. Biological consequences of tightly bent DNA: the other life of a macromolecular celebrity. Biopolymers. 2007 Feb 585(2):115-30.PubMed ID17103419 |
| Primary Source | Earnshaw WC, Harrison SC. DNA arrangement in isometric phage heads. Nature. 1977 Aug 18268(5621):598-602.PubMed ID401433 |
| Comments | It is the DNA-DNA interactions that are responsible for the extremely tight bending thought to exist at the center of a phage capsid. Many authors speculate that the DNA may actually be bent so tightly that it forms 180° kinks. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 103130 |