supercoil
noun
supercoiled
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a word derived from
supercoil.
Example Sentences
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"One goal of our laboratory has been to study these interactions using a DNA structure that more closely mimics the actual supercoiled and looped DNA form present in living cells."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
After years of work, the Zechiedrich lab has created small loops of supercoiled DNA.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
Their previous study looking at the 3-D structures of the resulting supercoiled minicircles revealed that these loops form a variety of shapes that they hypothesized enzymes such as gyrase would recognize.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
Some proteins are known to be involved in the supercoiling; other proteins and enzymes such as DNA gyrase help in maintaining the supercoiled structure.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Some proteins are known to be involved in the supercoiling; other proteins and enzymes help in maintaining the supercoiled structure.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
