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Transmission of allosteric effects in DNA

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Binding of distamycin induces a cooperative transition of calf thymus DNA to a new form with higher affinity for the drug and altered structural properties.

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Hogan, M., Dattagupta, N. & Crothers, D. Transmission of allosteric effects in DNA. Nature 278, 521–524 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/278521a0

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