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Studies of gene expression have advanced to a stage at which we can ask quite detailed questions about the factors that influence transcription and the ways in which these factors interact with each other. Such factors include not only the specific proteins that bind to regulatory sites on DNA, but also more subtle aspects of DNA structure, such as local bending, Z-DNA regions, and palindromic sequences.
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Gellert, M., Menzel, R. (1987). DNA Supercoiling as a Regulator of Bacterial Gene Expression. In: Poste, G., Crooke, S.T. (eds) New Frontiers in the Study of Gene Functions. New Horizons in Therapeutics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1845-3_4
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