DNA, Z-Form

"DNA, Z-Form" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

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D043542

MeSH Number(s)

D13.444.308.574

G02.111.570.790.486.493

G05.360.580.493

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DNA, Z-Form

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13]
Nucleic Acids [D13.444]
DNA [D13.444.308]
DNA, Z-Form [D13.444.308.574]

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