The paper deals with the energetics of the transition to left-handed Z form in DNA with an
arbitrary base sequence. There is a brief outline of the statistical-mechanical model of the BZ …

We review the effect of sequence on the structure of left‐handed Z‐DNA in single crystals.
The various substituent groups that define a nucleotide base as guanine, cytosine, thymine …

DNA structure is well known to be sensitive to hydration and ionic strength. Recent
theoretical predictions and experimental observations have raised the idea of the intrusion …

The transition between the B and Z conformations of double-helical deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA) belongs to the most complex and elusive conformational changes occurring in …

The A/B transition is a basic element of DNA conformational change. Because of its
involvement in the sensing of the ionic conditions by DNA and in specific protein–DNA …

Alternating (dC-dG) n regions in DNA restriction fragments and recombinant plasmids were
methylated at the 5 position of the cytosine residues by the HhaI methylase. Methylation …

We have investigated to what extent molecular dynamics (MD) simulations can reproduce
DNA sequence-specific features, given different electrostatic descriptions and different cell …

The ion atmosphere created by monovalent (Na+) or divalent (Mg2+) cations surrounding a
B‐form DNA duplex were examined using atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations …

The potential of mean force (PMF) approach for treating polyion–diffuse ionic cloud
interactions [DM Soumpasis (1984) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA …

The B form of DNA exists in equilibrium with the Z form and is mainly affected by sequence,
electrostatic interactions, and steric effects. C8-purine substitution shifts the equilibrium …