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Cover Feature: Mechanical Cooperativity in DNA Cruciform Structures (ChemPhysChem 20/2018)
Author(s) -
Mandal Shankar,
Selvam Sangeetha,
Cui Yunxi,
Hoque Mohammed Enamul,
Mao Hanbin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201800843
Subject(s) - cruciform , cooperativity , cover (algebra) , dna , crystallography , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , engineering , structural engineering , mechanical engineering , biochemistry
The Cover Feature shows a Chinese knot (left) that represents an interwinding DNA cruciform structure (background). At positive template superhelicities, mechanical cooperativity in a DNA cruciform strengthens its mechanical stability, which is depicted by its capability to hold a heavier lock than that sustained by a regular structure without mechanical cooperativity (right). More information can be found in the Article by S. Manda et al. on page 2627 in Issue 20, 2018 (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800480).