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ArticleNucleic acids research2022

Non-equilibrium structural dynamics of supercoiled DNA plasmids exhibits asymmetrical relaxation.

Cynthia Shaheen, Cameron Hastie, Kimberly Metera, Shane Scott, Zhi Zhang, Sitong Chen, Gracia Gu, Lisa Weber, Brian Munsky, Fedor Kouzine and 3 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Cynthia ShaheenDepartment of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4245-8469
Cameron HastieDepartment of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada.
Kimberly MeteraDepartment of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada.
Shane ScottDepartment of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0246-5437
Zhi ZhangDepartment of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada.
Sitong ChenDepartment of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada.
Gracia GuDepartment of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada.
Lisa WeberDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Brian MunskyDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Fedor KouzineCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
David LevensCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Craig BenhamGenome Center, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Sabrina LeslieDepartment of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada.
McGill University · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAColorado State University · USNational Cancer Institute · USHochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel · DEUniversity of California, Davis · US

Funding

The genome-wide function of supercoiling and alternative DNA conformationsZIABC011011 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI LEVENS, DAVID L. · 2009 to 2025
$16.1M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many cellular processes occur out of equilibrium. This includes site-specific unwinding in supercoiled DNA, which may play an important role in gene regulation. Here, we use the Convex Lens-induced Confinement (CLiC) single-molecule microscopy platform to study these processes with high-throughput and without artificial constraints on molecular structures or interactions. We use two model DNA plasmid systems, pFLIP-FUSE and pUC19, to study the dynamics of supercoiling-induced secondary structural transitions after perturbations away from equilibrium. We find that structural transitions can be slow, leading to long-lived structural states whose kinetics depend on the duration and direction of perturbation. Our findings highlight the importance of out-of-equilibrium studies when characterizing the complex structural dynamics of DNA and understanding the mechanisms of gene regulation.

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DNADNA, SuperhelicalKineticsNucleic Acid ConformationPlasmidsSingle Molecule ImagingDNADNA, Superhelical

Identifiers

PMID35188541
PMCPMC8934633
OpenAlexW4210724208

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