"DNA, Z-Form" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A left-handed double helix of DNA. Its name derives from its narrow zigzag structure that is the least twisted and thinnest form of DNA. Z-DNA forming regions within the GENOME may play an important role in GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D043542
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D13.444.308.574 G02.111.570.820.486.493 G05.360.580.493
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| Concept/Terms |
DNA, Z-Form- DNA, Z-Form
- DNA, Z Form
- Z-Form DNA
- Left-Handed DNA
- DNA, Left-Handed
- Left Handed DNA
- Z-DNA
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "DNA, Z-Form" by people in Profiles.
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Gannett PM, Heavner S, Daft JR, Shaughnessy KH, Epperson JD, Greenbaum NL. Synthesis, properties, and NMR studies of a C8-phenylguanine modified oligonucleotide that preferentially adopts the Z DNA conformation. Chem Res Toxicol. 2003 Oct; 16(10):1385-94.